as in highly
to a large extent or degree
I am massively irritated by this new development
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Recent Examples of massively
Now, researchers at Rice University report a solution that massively scales a key part of the design process.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
The series is an adaptation of a massively popular webtoon, and stars Hometown Cha Cha Cha’s Shin Min-a as Navier, an empress of the fictional Eastern Empire whose life takes an unexpected detour when her husband falls for a runaway slave and demands a divorce.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump has targeted Somali immigrants with racist rhetoric and accused those in Minneapolis of massively defrauding federal programs.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
So, yeah, playing 23 minutes with no stats and still massively impacting winning was pretty much par for the course.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Russia has massively intensified its campaign of aerial attacks against Ukrainian cities in 2025, regularly terrorizing civilian populations with large-scale drone and missile assaults.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
Corporations are investing massively in AI products and services.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
But the same theme continues here as well, with BYD’s most affordable car in the region – the Dolphin Surf, which starts at around €22,990 (~US$26,100) – massively undercutting Tesla once again.
—New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2026
There's a case to be made that a few different choices would've massively changed how the season turned out.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massively
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Welfare advocates, long highly critical of the San Jose animal shelter, are warning of a potential legal fight if the agency fails to improve animal care — accusing the city of neglect, gross negligence and repeating violations of state law.—
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Prior to the board's decision, renters and residents against the decision spoke highly about the mall, and its charm.—
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Our friend Chakin Valadez will be greatly missed.—
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Scientists in Switzerland have recently come up with a recyclable epoxy resin that could greatly slash plastic production from aircrafts, cars and wind turbines which until now were almost impossible to reuse.—
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The Democratic Party is looking to the post-Trump era, too, with divisions that are considerably more public.—
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The Phase 1 campaigning and gladhanding will be slowing down considerably this week as Oscar voters check off their ballots.—
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Eating too much saturated fat can raise your cholesterol, a waxy substance that can build up in your arteries, narrowing and constricting them, and affecting blood flow.—
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But by the time the confrontation began the crowd had already shrunken and dispersed, leaving a much smaller group of activists.—
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There are shades of Jean-Paul Sartre’s Nausea here, the supreme dislocation of being a person in a world where others are so utterly unknowable.—
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Meatball has utterly destroyed the Quincy brand.—
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The spacious lecture halls and hostels of the Friendship University were significantly superior to its overcrowded counterparts in western Europe at the time, but discipline was strict and students were strongly discouraged from traveling even around Moscow.—
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Most significantly, in September, Daniel Levy was removed as Spurs executive chairman after 24 years at the helm of the club, leaving the Lewis family in charge.—
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“Massively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massively. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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