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as in completely
to a full extent or degree
we are in fact utterly out of ideas
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as in highly
to a large extent or degree
was utterly overwhelmed by the demands on her time
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Recent Examples of utterly
Verdict: If the movie is even half as chilling as the utterly terrifying teaser trailer, then these zombies will scare up some tasty box office.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
In a March vice-presidential draft, I was utterly convinced that Trump would pick South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his running mate.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
The whole concept is utterly confounding and completely anathema to the ethos of the show.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2025
They were utterly blown away by a rampant Crystal Palace side who put four goals past them.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
In a March vice-presidential draft, I was utterly convinced that Trump would pick South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his running mate.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
The whole concept is utterly confounding and completely anathema to the ethos of the show.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2025
They were utterly blown away by a rampant Crystal Palace side who put four goals past them.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utterly
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Fertilizers applied just before a downpour are highly susceptible to runoff, and the nutrients will likely be carried away before benefiting plants.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2025
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This picture helps companies like ours craft personalized, highly relevant entertainment experiences, as well as advertising with the potential to not only land in front of the right audience but to further enhance the entertainment experience by appearing in the right context on the right device.—
Jon Kirchner,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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This couldn’t have been a film if it was totally controlled by a brand.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Jan. 2025
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Meaning, no water source, no matter how remote, can be guaranteed to be pristine or totally uncontaminated.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
10 Jan. 2025
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Its openness to other countries also greatly increased, with China now allowing citizens from 58 destinations to visit visa-free — half of which were added in the past year — according to the Henley Openness Index.—
Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2025
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Sala’s liberation marked a major diplomatic and political victory for Meloni, whose recent visit to President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago retreat greatly enhanced her stature internationally at a time when Italy was negotiating Sala’s release.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Kulak has gone from someone who wasn’t comfortable enough playing the right side during the playoffs to managing there quite well.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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And sometimes, sometimes, this can be quite useful.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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SpaceX's much larger Starship rocket is the only other fully reusable rocket in development at this time.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
15 Jan. 2025
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The American people expect and deserve a fully functioning Cabinet on Day One of President Trump's second term, ready to deliver real results—lowering costs for working families, securing our energy future, and ensuring that America leads the world in energy production and innovation.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Related to this, the second Trump administration begins in a much worse fiscal place as the first Trump government did in 2016.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Ultimately, there's much more at play with housing affordability than how the Fed sets interest rates.—
Robert Thorpe,
Newsweek,
11 Jan. 2025
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Often lauded as one of the finest filmmakers of his generation, Lynch coined a distinctive and wholly unique style of storytelling, which often involved all-American normality jarring with warped scenes of unexpected violence.—
Charlotte Owen,
Vogue,
16 Jan. 2025
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Not the best time for a movie on a wholly different scourge.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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This wine—the crisp Pinot Bianco, the textured Chardonnay, the exotic Gewürztraminer, the elegant Pinot Noir, or the robust Lagrein—perfectly exemplify this region's quality and diversity.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The video — posted by TikTok user Belle Hesse on Jan. 7 — shows hands placing a perfectly cut, phone-sized piece of sturdy cardboard inside a black phone case with an opaque screen protector.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Utterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utterly. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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