alike
/əˈɫaɪk/
adverbused to say that one meant both of the people or things one just mentioned
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1. Everyone's hair is alike.
2. Great minds think alike.
3. - Great athletic minds think alike.
4. Many bags look alike.
5. Great minds obviously think alike.
accordingly
/əˈkɔɹdɪŋɫi/
adverbbecause of the reason given
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1. Interest in bench seats declined accordingly.
2. Accordingly, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life revolves around his character's passing.
3. Set your A/C and fans accordingly.
4. Pro-slavery southern whites responded accordingly.
5. So plan your trip accordingly.
allegedly
/əˈɫɛdʒədɫi/
adverbused to say that something is the case without any proof provided
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1. Allegedly, the sage survived both attempts.
2. Her name, allegedly, is Mary.
3. There, another incident allegedly occurred.
4. - Another woman allegedly had the same experience as Boylan.
5. Allegedly hosting the likes of Tina Turner, Ted Nugent and Bob Seger.
exclusively
/ɪkˈskɫusɪvɫi/
adverbwith nothing or no one else included
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1. Jedi and Sith lords pretty much exclusively wield lightsabers.
2. 4,000 of those ants live exclusively in the forest canopy.
3. The overwhelming majority of the evidence supports nearly exclusively a plant-based diet.
4. Sprinters run exclusively on their toes.
5. I make cereal and sandwiches exclusively.
explicitly
/ɪksˈpɫɪsətɫi/
adverbin a manner that is direct and clear
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1. At the time it didn t explicitly protect LGTBQ people.
2. Exodus 20, verses 5 through 6, contain explicitly the principle of inter-generational punishment.
3. This covenant explicitly prohibits murder in Genesis 9, that is, the spilling of human blood.
4. And some laws explicitly cover active ingredients and diagnostic tool kits.
5. First anti-poverty advocates were explicitly designing models.
frankly
/ˈfɹæŋkɫi/
adverbin a manner that is direct and honest
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1. Quite frankly, so am I. -
2. Because their research efforts, and frankly, their research smarts inform virtually every chapter of that book.
3. And frankly, morality itself has only so much explanatory power.
4. Frankly, it needs more time.
5. Frankly, this bar sucks.
shitless
/ʃˈɪtləs/
adverbused to show the extreme degree of an action or feeling
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1. They were, I mean they were scared shitless.
2. And now I'm scared shitless.
3. and I remember when I was writing up that resignation letter, I was scared shitless.
4. Now, chances are if you're still watching this video, you're probably thinking about leaving your job, but you're scared shitless to actually to do it.
5. And I was scared shitless.
halfway
/ˈhæfˈweɪ/
adverbat or to the middle of two extremes
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1. - Hits this weird lull halfway through.
2. Our buttercream is halfway there.
3. Bailey is, like, halfway.
4. Halfway through a show, guy pulls a GUN.
5. Come on, halfway!
ironically
/aɪˈɹɑnɪkɫi/
adverbused for saying that a situation is odd, unexpected, paradoxical, or accidental
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1. Ironically, sunspots actually increase the energy output of the Sun.
2. Ironically, the disease most often afflicts impoverished people, because of a lack of proper nutrition and hygiene.
3. Ironically, in one questionable Extended Universe comic called, Into the Great Unknown, Chewbacca and Han Solo crash into a forest on Earth.
4. Ironically, they prefer meat to vegetables, the unhealthy diet.
5. Ironically, this feisty colony inhabits an abandoned sealing station.
merely
/ˈmɪɹɫi/
adverbonly; nothing more than what is to be said
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1. This feminist insistence merely perpetuates human slavery.
2. The key word here is "merely."
3. The ideas of religious liberty and freedom of conscience merely gave expression to the sway of free competition within the domain of knowledge.
4. A culture's authenticity is merely a commodity for their consumption.
5. Direct-to-consumer is merely a channel, not a business strategy.
namely
/ˈneɪmɫi/
adverbused to give detailed information regarding what has just been mentioned
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1. Namely, sort of one interaction sort of cancelled the information about the other interaction.
2. Namely, the rigor of premed, medical school, and residency is unlike anything else.
3. Namely, banks can do the same trick.
4. Namely, that technology is enabling trust between strangers.
5. Namely, the parent company also made Prince William and Prince Harry's military wedding garbs.
nonetheless
/ˌnənðəˈɫɛs/
adverbdespite what was just mentioned
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1. Nonetheless, objective violence possesses that characteristic agency negation.
2. Nonetheless, the team breaks camp and heads for shore.
3. Nonetheless, agriculture only makes up about 4% of their economic output.
4. The show continued nonetheless.
5. Nonetheless, preliminary results from Uniroyal's own study already show high levels of cancer in laboratory animals.
notably
/ˈnoʊtəbɫi/
adverbin a way that is significant
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1. Notably, the automaker is expanding its Toyota racing development or TR D sub brand.
2. Notably, none of the band members have their own individual accounts on social media.
3. Notably, this new technology had drastically better picture and audio quality than both VHS and Betamax.
4. Notably, here is home to the Ainu language.
5. Most notably, all exterior doors to commercial buildings had to open outwards.
overly
/ˈoʊvɝɫi/
adverbto an excessive or immoderate degree
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1. He's overly sentimental just to get attention.
2. Entrepreneurs are sometimes overly optimistic.
3. Will this overly favor the repeat-player bar?
4. Most hotels and restaurants serve overly generous portions.
5. Overly attached girlfriend.
partially
/ˈpɑɹʃəɫi/, /ˈpɑɹʃɫi/
adverbto a limited degree or extent
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1. This company is partially deaf-owned.
2. Dogs are partially colorblind.
3. Partially because of the family feel.
4. The scattering of light in the atmosphere or under water can also partially polarize light.
5. Partially obscured?
predominantly
/ˌpɹɪˈdɑmənəntˌɫi/
adverbfor the most part; primarily
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1. The remainder of the country is predominantly Christian.
2. Early Germanic society was predominantly rural.
3. Biostatisticians predominantly work in the healthcare industry.
4. Biostatisticians predominantly work in the healthcare industry.
5. The gladiators were predominantly vegetarian. -
presently
/ˈpɹɛzəntɫi/
adverbat the moment or present time
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1. Their margins range from the mid-single digits to the mid-teens presently.
2. Mr. Theo is presently eating his hand.
3. Presently she began again.
4. Presently I stood.
5. Presently the temperature in L.A. is 22 degrees Celsius.
presumably
/pɹəˈzuməbɫi/, /pɹiˈzuməbɫi/, /pɹɪˈzuməbɫi/
adverbused to say that the thing mentioned is based on an assumption
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1. Presumably you need the star as a source of energy for your life.
2. Presumably the xanthan gum is a polymer.
3. Presumably, the guy had a gun.
4. Presumably the complaints were from the Lamborghini customers.
5. Presumably, modern humans emerged somewhere in Africa.
readily
/ˈɹɛdəɫi/
adverbfast or with no difficulty
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1. In the age of virtual reality, diagrams readily assume three-dimensional form.
2. So the before is readily apparent.
3. Even her Catholic councilors readily accepted her accession.
4. The materials are readily available.
5. That gas will heat up more readily.
regardless
/ɹəˈɡɑɹdɫəs/
adverbwith no attention to the thing mentioned
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1. Regardless, city and state officials are feeling the pressure.
2. Regardless, the scaling of the speed of metabolism happens everywhere.
3. Regardless, major media sites still ran the story.
4. Regardless, the name alone triggered a pig-induced pandemonium.
5. Regardless, the Impiccishmay children are making friends.
reportedly
/ɹiˈpɔɹtədɫi/, /ɹɪˈpɔɹtədɫi/
adverbbased on what some people say or what is heard
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1. The star also reportedly brings in $2 million a year from his deal with Monster Beverage.
2. Later, troops reportedly attacked the crowds.
3. The new president reportedly escaped the crush through a window.
4. During the festivities, the women reportedly wore the colors of precious gems: emerald, sapphire, ruby, and diamond.
5. Laura's father, Andrew Parker Bowles, reportedly had affairs throughout his marriage with Camilla.
respectively
/ɹɪˈspɛktɪvɫi/
adverbin exactly the order mentioned
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1. Meanwhile, two of their biggest competitors, Amul and Nestlé, made nearly five billion and 750 million from dairy, respectively.
2. Do you guys have three and then three respectively?
3. Rounding out the work and play, respectively, the Fuji X-T3 camera and the Nintendo Switch Lite.
4. Meanwhile two consuls of the previous year Lucius Licinius Lucullus and Marcus Aurelius Cotta were appointed the governors of Asia Minor and Bithynia respectively.
5. Their families make $72 per month and $251 per month respectively.
seemingly
/ˈsimɪŋɫi/
adverbin a manner that appears to be something when in reality could be something else
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1. His rise to broader fame as an artist happened seemingly overnight.
2. However this update seemingly has fixed the stutter issue.
3. Trade, culture, civilization seemingly flourished.
4. Social media apps can seemingly blow up a song overnight.
5. A recent Instagram post seemingly featured the Idol logo in the background.
simultaneously
/ˌsaɪməɫˈteɪniəsɫi/
adverbat exactly the same time
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1. Two guys tightened the belt simultaneously.
2. So simultaneously, Bloom's theory of literary history, his literary historiography, places a premium on innovation and on conservatism, or tradition, simultaneously.
3. 60% of receivers use at least two of them simultaneously.
4. Numerous cotton cords now spin off bobbins simultaneously.
5. Now stretch your arms and your legs simultaneously.
solely
/ˈsoʊəɫi/
adverbwith no one or nothing else involved
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1. The reason for this is solely commercial.
2. Or at least solely blaming doctors.
3. Sites for new bases were chosen solely for their defensive merit.
4. But the chameleon relies solely on the presence of nanocrystals in their skin cells.
5. The agave plant relies solely on bats for pollination.
substantially
/səbˈstænʃəɫi/
adverbto a considerable extent or degree
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1. Glaciers are retreating substantially.
2. The practice of physiatry varies substantially between practice settings.
3. It substantially reduces things like child poverty.
4. The cost factor actually matters substantially.
5. Wow, so your leak really substantially changed the world?
thankfully
/ˈθæŋkfəɫi/
adverbused to express appreciation for something
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1. Thankfully, the elephant's heavy footsteps gave you a warning.
2. Thankfully, these 3 simple exercises can do the trick!
3. Thankfully, baby elephants instinctively follow large objects.
4. Thankfully, this destructive storm has a short lifespan.
5. Thankfully, the eruption watch continues.
undoubtedly
/ənˈdaʊtɪdɫi/
adverbused to say that there is no doubt something is true or is the case
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1. Animism undoubtedly played a role in the formation of the pontianak legend.
2. Intellectually, free trade has undoubtedly won the argument.
3. The abolition of bourgeois individuality, bourgeois independence, and bourgeois freedom is undoubtedly aimed at.
4. Undoubtedly reaffirming his beliefs for life.
5. The separation undoubtedly caused some splitting of the family’s assets.
utterly
/ˈətɝɫi/
adverb(used for emphasis) to the fullest degree or extent
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1. Trump's maximum pressure campaign failed utterly.
2. The thumb is utterly unique.
3. Singers are utterly beautiful.
4. Reading and writing is utterly useless.
5. The cement truck within a very short period of time completely and utterly failed the road test.
wholly
/ˈhoʊɫi/
adverbto a full or complete degree
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1. He wholly rejected the teachings of the Bible, and focused instead on secularism.
2. His attorney called the charges wholly without merit.
3. Left wholly at the mercy of the other half in direct violation of the spirit and letter of the declarations of the framers of government.
4. He's wholly other.
5. It was wholly unoriginal.
forth
/ˈfɔɹθ/
adverbout and away from a particular place
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1. Putting forth that Filipino spirit.
2. - Spewing forth a lava fountain.
3. Officers and men alike will put forth their uttermost strength.
4. Officers and men alike will put forth their uttermost strength.
5. Enzymes are breaking forth sugars.
seldom
/ˈsɛɫdəm/
adverbalmost never; in a way that is not often
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1. For this reason, narcissists seldom have truly close friends.
2. Revenge is seldom sweet.
3. Unfortunately, the words excitement and middle ground seldom go together.
4. Life for a little hippo in a big pod is seldom quiet.
5. Clouds seldom visit this area.
thereafter
/ðɛˈɹæftɝ/
adverbfrom a particular time onward
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1. Shortly thereafter, his father remarried.
2. Shortly thereafter, his father died as well.
3. Shortly thereafter, a group of Afghans murdered one of the chief British political officers in Kabul, Alexander Burnes.
4. Wash your hair thereafter.
5. Thereafter, both Marshall's signature line and custom wedding gown business took off.
whatsoever
/ˌhwətsoʊˈɛvɝ/, /ˌwətsoʊˈɛvɝ/
adverb(used for emphasis) not at all
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1. Homogenization serves no safety or nutritional purpose whatsoever.
2. Some people never have any symptoms whatsoever.
3. This sentence makes no sense whatsoever.
4. But for the most part, your undergrad major has no effect whatsoever.
5. But another related experiment found no trace of organic material whatsoever.
whereby
/hwɛɹˈbaɪ/, /wɛɹˈbaɪ/
adverbused for indicating that something is done in accordance with the mentioned rule, approach, method, etc.
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1. A uniform is one way whereby the workers can be easily identified by others.
2. Both places the HALLMARKS whereby PARTISANSHIP.
3. First, idolization and then denial whereby the son makes the father-figure either perfect or monstrous.
4. Whereby, actually, these countries that have been winners of globalization over the past decade or so.
5. So Sunstein's suggestion is that this phenomenon, whereby features that have got to be morally irrelevant-- right?
for good
/fɔːɹ ɡˈʊd/
phrasein a way that lasts forever or never changes
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1. It helps to own a business with the name of a well-known corporation with an acknowledged reputation for good service.
2. For over 1,000 years, the restaurant has served worshippers who visit the Shinto shrine next door to pray for good health.
3. The planes are demolished for good reason.
4. But just when everyone thought that they were gone for good, Twinkies rose again.
5. But was the beloved snack revived for good?
