as in extremely
to a great degree
it's vitally important that you deliver this message to the general
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Recent Examples of vitally
Those are things Bisciotti considers vitally essential.
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Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The work that both agencies do is vitally important, and it is done, in large measure, by dedicated professionals.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Animals were vitally important in her life.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Things are much better overall now, but the Wild’s vitally important time with an opponent in the penalty box is not providing the boost it once did.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
Still, Maass said that maintaining the integrity of the CLETS database is vitally important.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
The questionnaires are a way to weed out people with conflicts and also to provide a head start in picking a jury, which can be a laborious but vitally important part of the trial.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The seemingly dry battles over document production, though, are vitally important to understanding how this troubled segment of the health care business works, and what might be done to address its failings.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
But such a set of features, if confirmed, would be vitally important.
—Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vitally
Adverb
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The first indicator is oftentimes a lack of water flow from faucets when the weather is extremely cold.—
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Skeeter, 36, serves as the Hornets’ player development coach and is also the primary person who works extremely closely with star guard LaMelo Ball.—
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The senior administration official said the transfer would happen quickly because Venezuela’s crude is very heavy, which means it can’t be stored for long.—
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Pipes and sewers can be very dangerous for pets and wildlife and Roto-Rooter, with specialized equipment and personnel, has become a go-to call to save cats, dogs, turtles and more.—
Adverb
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The pork was incredibly tender and juicy, with a bold but balanced mix of spices that didn’t overpower each other.—
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These kind of creative environments are so incredibly inspiring to me.—
Adverb
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The data center industry does not have a terribly good answer for this, except that their 83° sun-synchronous orbit is much less crowded than equatorial ones, meaning a lower risk of collisions.—
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Polls, however, suggest the bill is not terribly popular with voters, which has left Republicans saying the White House must do a better job of selling it.—
Adverb
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Beachcombing is highly discouraged!—
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Or maybe because Jake isn’t as highly touted across 2026 NBA Draft boards.—
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With the offices too small for his liking, Vince converted the executive conference room into his personal suite.—
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Her lips shine, too, with an ombré look in tawny brown hues, an effect created by makeup artist Bella Mayven with Charlotte Tilbury's Lip Cheat pencil in Foxy Brown and Big Lip Plumpgasm gloss in Nudegasm Diamonds.—
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Of all my books, Helm has been so hard and so lovingly written.—
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Every so often, the dead monarchs and their court sashay out of the past to offer unsubtle commentary.—
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So there's really no choice but for the four major conference commissioners to compile a set of rules and guidelines that make at least a marginal bit of sense.—
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So getting through that year was really difficult.—
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“Vitally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vitally. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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