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Recent Examples of spectacularly
The date goes badly, but the song goes spectacularly.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
Most have failed spectacularly.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
And what Jordan rightly notes is that no other player ever thrived so spectacularly under the coaching of both Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This could all blow up spectacularly if the messy parts of his game don’t get cleaned up.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
This hesitation also pays off spectacularly in the film’s emotionally intense climax.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Eight restaurants along Northwest 167th Street/Northeast 163rd Street, from just west of North Miami Beach through the heart of the city, have failed state inspection, usually quite spectacularly since December 2023.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
One of two book covers about records this month—except that this one is really about the title, which becomes the illustration spectacularly.
—Emily Temple
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Then, in 2015, the art market spectacularly imploded, and his sales dried up almost overnight.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
Most have failed spectacularly.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
And what Jordan rightly notes is that no other player ever thrived so spectacularly under the coaching of both Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This could all blow up spectacularly if the messy parts of his game don’t get cleaned up.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
This hesitation also pays off spectacularly in the film’s emotionally intense climax.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Eight restaurants along Northwest 167th Street/Northeast 163rd Street, from just west of North Miami Beach through the heart of the city, have failed state inspection, usually quite spectacularly since December 2023.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
One of two book covers about records this month—except that this one is really about the title, which becomes the illustration spectacularly.
—Emily Temple
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Then, in 2015, the art market spectacularly imploded, and his sales dried up almost overnight.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectacularly
Adverb
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Offering strikingly intimate access to a real, unfolding love triangle, the film documents all sides of what is usually kept behind closed doors.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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To celebrate the release of her debut solo studio album, Halle Bailey gets strikingly honest in the latest episode of Billboard’s Takes Us Out video series.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The colors are richly saturated, and when something catches Ryan’s eye—say, a bee alighting on a wildflower—the images shimmer with an almost radioactive intensity.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Emmy-nominated and Webby-winning show highlighted the richly biodiverse ecosystem of the Central American nation's Coiba National Park, which includes an island that was once a penal colony.—
Maya Duclay,
ABC News,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Sold to Menemsha, studied in its craft, genuinely tense and gorgeously shot, highlighting the heavenly mountains and a historical hell.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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Moss and resin mingle to create a gorgeously woodsy, meditative fragrance that brings the crisp calm of the coniferous tree indoors.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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Gerbera daisies abhor overhead irrigation that can lead to mildew problems and grow splendidly when surrounded by gravel or wood chips.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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Before attending the show, Streep and Wintour, 75, met each other and the pair appeared to get along splendidly, as seen in a video posted on Instagram by Vogue.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Spectacularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectacularly. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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