: to a very great or vast degree or extent : exceedingly
two people with vastly different tastes
a vastly more powerful bomb
But bluff and bravado … won against potential enemies who vastly outnumbered him.—
David Gilmour
David GilmourIt was the most eclectic—yet also vastly entertaining—evening of dance I have seen in a long time.—Rita Felciano
Rita FelcianoExamples of vastly in a Sentence
the team has vastly improved in the course of the season
vastly underestimated the cost of advertising the new product
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The last thing America needs is another multitrillion-dollar tax cut vastly tilted toward the wealthy, especially one that adds trillions in debt and slashes support for society’s most vulnerable.
—Thomas Kahn, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Both still contain a minimum of 51% corn, hence the bourbon label, but offer vastly different tastes.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The two men couldn't be more dissimilar: Philippe is an older white man, and Driss is a youthful Black man, but beyond that, the two come from vastly different economic backgrounds and have lived very different lives.
—Sophie Van Bastelaer, EW.com, 7 July 2025
And the torta is vastly superior to the typical club sandwich toast.
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Thomas Kahn, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Both still contain a minimum of 51% corn, hence the bourbon label, but offer vastly different tastes.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The two men couldn't be more dissimilar: Philippe is an older white man, and Driss is a youthful Black man, but beyond that, the two come from vastly different economic backgrounds and have lived very different lives.
—Sophie Van Bastelaer, EW.com, 7 July 2025
And the torta is vastly superior to the typical club sandwich toast.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
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“Vastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vastly. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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