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Recent Examples of imposingly
Those mounds stood about six feet high while Litchfield’s church-like cathedral termite mounds imposingly reached up to 26 feet.
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Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imposingly
Adverb
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Santa Cruz, a hunk of volcanic rock wedged between the blues of sky and ocean and inhabited by over a thousand scrappy species of creatures and plants, feels magnificently wild.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Gill is a storm of rage, magnificently suppressing George’s base instincts for the sake of decorum.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Our impressively multicultural team of street racers now freelance in the shadowy and complex world of covert ops, jetting around the world to take down an increasingly unhinged array of nihilist supervillains.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Hortiz, however, has been impressively successful over his first two Chargers drafts in these rounds.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The need to convert customers into subscribers and to upsell current subscribers to higher service tiers means that Apple’s users are now subject to some of the same kinds of notifications and reminders that so richly annoy PC users in Windows 11.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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While the life term was mandated under federal law, the judge described it as richly deserved for a man who has lived a veritable lifetime of crime.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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If so, what is such a large and extravagantly funded force meant to do?—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Will Vicari’s wig and makeup design complete the extravagantly artificial fashion of the period.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Wearing sweats outside the house is officially acceptable (at least to us) thanks to this lightly slouchy and luxuriously soft pair.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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The luxuriously plush microfiber hair towel wrap, with more than 25,000 positive reviews, is specially designed to gently and quickly dry hair, helping to prevent frizz and damage.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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This allows for more action and more monsters — splendidly rendered — and more occasions for Eleven to use her superpowers.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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And here is a helpful tip — a teaspoon of honey enhances the flavors splendidly.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The high street has taken note with Zara and Reformation's glossy white lace-ups, while contemporary labels—from Jamie Haller’s sumptuously soft styles to glove-like pairs by Andrea Gomez and Nothing Written, and even a mesh iteration from Dear Frances—offer equally compelling options.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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The terry cloth—for those who fear its potential micro-scratch—is sumptuously soft and, perhaps most importantly, maintains its texture wash after wash.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
2 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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On board, the common areas were opulently decorated with monumental staircases and picture windows overlooking a half-mile-long beach.—
Noelann Bourgade,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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Jackie Jackson is opulently dressed for a football game, diamonds blazing on both hands, chandelier earrings, and black high heels under her trousers.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Imposingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imposingly. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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