extraordinarily

adverb

Definition of extraordinarilynext
as in unusually

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Recent Examples of extraordinarily No bigger than a microwave oven, Idefix will plop onto Phobos by itself, bouncing for several minutes before coming to a halt in the moon's extraordinarily low gravity. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 The territory’s population boomed and quickly turned the distant region into an extraordinarily valuable part of the United States. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026 Performed by legends Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, the silly song is a tongue-twister for kiddos, and the titular word, which means ‘extraordinarily good, wonderful’ even made its way into some real deal dictionaries. — Stephanie Ganz Published, Parents, 18 Oct. 2026 Political power, economic opportunity, cultural prestige, and elite education remain extraordinarily concentrated in the capital. — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 While my colleagues and I were busy breaking news at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit all week, of course the world decided that this should an extraordinarily busy news week too! — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 But Abdullah’s return, especially in its efficiency of time and distance, was extraordinarily rare. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 For a generation of children only faintly aware of Led Zeppelin, but intimately aware of every second of Wayne’s World thanks to countless repeat viewings, this was extraordinarily confusing. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026 Today, New York has an extraordinarily deep pool of creative talent and filmmakers. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extraordinarily
  1. unusually
  2. uncommonly
  3. singularly
  4. abnormally
  5. extremely
  6. exceptionally
  7. remarkably
  8. incredibly
Adverb
  • The company is moving through federal safety reviews at an unusually rapid pace.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Jonathan Van Meter, the legendary magazine writer and editor, has spent much of his career getting unusually close to famous women.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of unusually
Adverb
  • Fixes for what are believed to be uncommonly severe vulnerabilities are scheduled to drop in a little more than 12 hours for PHP, a programming language that powers websites and Web applications everywhere.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Neither starter excelled on a tense, uncommonly hot October night in downtown San Diego.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of uncommonly
Adverb
  • After recent seasons of attempting to singularly lift the Milwaukee Bucks, Antetokounmpo found himself not only again in the midst of heavy lifting, but this time also second best on the court.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2026
  • That the university is prepared to sacrifice a vital cultural resource in order to save a relatively small amount of money strikes me — and others as singularly short-sighted and ill-advised.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of singularly
Adverb
  • This can lead to a potentially serious condition called hypermagnesemia, where blood magnesium levels are abnormally high.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2026
  • On Wednesday, temperatures will still remain abnormally high, although fewer records are expected to fall than in days past.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of abnormally
Adverb
  • Today, however, plague is curable and extremely unlikely to blow up into a new pandemic, experts say.
    — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Nowhere was his balancing act viewed more extremely than with Ukraine.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of extremely
Adverb
  • The blending magic is in the tapered base of the container, which creates an exceptionally powerful vortex.
    — Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Water levels were exceptionally high in San Diego County as well.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of exceptionally
Adverb
  • Even during our current era of innovation and technological transformation, today’s kitchen looks remarkably similar to the one Schütte-Lihotzky designed 100 years earlier.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Formerly the location of the Hotel Punta Negra, the site has been transformed into a sprawling but remarkably intimate retreat of 131 rooms and suites, distributed across four buildings nestled into the landscape.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of remarkably
Adverb
  • There's no doubt that Riley Green's acoustic performances are incredibly popular.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • These teachers work with students who have an incredibly diverse set of needs, including those with autism, learning disabilities such as dyslexia, developmental delays and physical disabilities.
    — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of incredibly

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