as in extremely
to a great degree
heavily spiced sausage the family was heavily in debt
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Recent Examples of heavily
New homeowners often invest heavily in remodeling kitchens, bathrooms, or outdoor spaces, while sellers frequently make improvements to maximize resale value.
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
The Long Walk also had the disadvantage, in Hamill's eyes, of heavily featuring guns.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Oblong Books is heavily involved in the local communities and is a true general community bookstore, selling a little bit of everything.
—American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
And probably should go home this episode instead of the person the Project Runway editors are heavily implying to be the next contestant out.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
The Long Walk also had the disadvantage, in Hamill's eyes, of heavily featuring guns.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Oblong Books is heavily involved in the local communities and is a true general community bookstore, selling a little bit of everything.
—American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
And probably should go home this episode instead of the person the Project Runway editors are heavily implying to be the next contestant out.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavily
Adverb
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Or consider the extremely rapid development of vaccines during the recent COVID pandemic.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kirk has risen in popularity over the years for his extremely polarizing takes, which resulted in a heavy split among reactions to his passing.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Sweeping is especially important in highly trafficked areas of the home, such as the kitchen or entryway, to prevent food and dirt from attracting pests and negatively impacting your home's air quality.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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This dash of skepticism is welcome, in the cauldron brew of the Marlovian legend, yet even Kuriyama is faced with certain details, at once verifiable and highly suggestive, that float in the murk.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But there’s also darkness in Cherry’s past, including an ex-boyfriend who has either terribly wronged her or been terribly wronged by her.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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And what if that fight didn’t go terribly well?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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In her latest Jo + Tiny Mic series on Instagram, the Texas native shared four of her favorite secrets to instantly elevate a room, and the principles can be perfectly applied to your fall home decor using Gaines’ very own Magnolia collection at Target.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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In heated hearings over the past week, Republicans released very little information about the map’s impact on specific communities across the Kansas City area.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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However, these fluctuations are incredibly important, from a cosmic perspective.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Now, glasses are for everyone and have become incredibly versatile.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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His brother had been badly damaged by scandal when the family's British tabloids were found to have hacked into mobile phone voicemails and otherwise violated people's privacy.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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There’s one episode that really stuck with me about a woman who had been bullied badly in middle school.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Frank Olton, 76, was found on Monday tied to a pole in his basement suffering from multiple stab wounds, and his wife Maureen Olton, 77, was found on the house's first floor, severely burned, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference on Tuesday.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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One of every $8 in outstanding US credit card debt was severely delinquent at the end of June, the highest level since 2010.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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That idea, that the changes are most prominent in academic writing, comes up a lot, but the shift has been observed beyond academia, too.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Six separate receivers have caught touchdown passes already this season, a stark difference from a season ago when Green was criticized for being too reliant on a small number of playmakers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Heavily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavily. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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