markedly

Definition of markedlynext

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Recent Examples of markedly Saturday’s defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur was markedly less depressing than the losses in the previous two games. Steve Madeley, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 But things got markedly worse for women there in the past year amid sweeping cuts to US aid programs. Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 The scene was markedly different the following day. Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026 The three-block stretch, between 16th and 19th avenues, looks markedly different from just a year ago, when tents, abandoned cars and piles of trash crowded the street and sidewalks. Da Lin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 Which is a markedly different relationship from the previous arrangement of backing Israel as a proxy against Iran while shrugging and promoting Tel Aviv’s sovereign right to self-defense. Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026 The Garrick’s 732-seat house is a markedly different proposition from the 1,400-seat Broadway venue where Kind first inhabited the role – and from the 180-seat Menier Chocolate Factory where this production was originally developed. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 But younger Americans are markedly less supportive than older ones, and the share of adults who believe the death penalty is applied unfairly has risen steadily and is now also right around 50%. The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 Apr. 2026 Lower in alcohol and markedly less sweet than most European counterparts, this aperitif is quite fresh, with peppery notes of eucalyptus and a pleasantly tart currant flavor. Jerry & Krista Slater, AJC.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for markedly
Adverb
  • Today's mortgage interest rates are noticeably improved compared to what was available in March.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • As a result, silver coins tend to carry noticeably higher premiums.
    Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • But in discharging this function, poets are in danger of slighting another imperative, namely, to redress poetry as poetry, to set it up as its own category, an eminence established and a pressure exercised by distinctly linguistic means.
    Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Performance meets precision Inside, the cabin is distinctly Audi.
    Chris Jackson, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Judge Panici, visibly frustrated with Talley’s refusals to answer his questions, ordered Talley held in custody until then.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • There were numerous reports that Kirk was seen to be visibly shaken by the incident, which comes seven months after her political activist husband, Charlie Kirk, was shot during an appearance at a Utah university.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • But aside from Ballard’s murky future, Indy’s roster moves this offseason haven’t felt as palpably urgent as Irsay-Gordon suggested.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • As a beautiful, palpably anxious bride, Camila Morrone’s Rachel, walks down the aisle to her adoring groom, Nicky (Adam DiMarco), the sound of labored breathing nearly drowns out the music.
    Judy Berman, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Still, momentum is clearly on Philadelphia’s side.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • What got centered were the perfunctory tasks government defaults to when everyone is stretched thin — checking the legal and regulatory boxes for approval, designing detour protocols, posting the orange signs in the right places and marking the lane closures clearly.
    Andrew Chrismer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • The single-lens 4K footage is appreciably smaller, about 500MB per minute, while 120MP JPG stills average around 65MB, and Raw DNG pairs are about 120MB in total.
    Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The Patriots, meanwhile, stop short of guaranteeing Pierce more cash than appreciably more productive players like Smith and Jaylen Waddle.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Now, there is obviously another major difference between Chelsea’s past and the current era.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Winning is obviously much more fun than losing, but losing is part of it.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Back in court as Pekara spoke, a police officer reached out to put her hand on the shoulder of a young man seated in one of the front rows, evidently a family member of one of the two officers.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The Arsenal manager invoked a bed of roses and the accompaniment of celestial music and formed an expression to suggest anyone expecting that was evidently disconnected from the reality of a Premier League title race.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026

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“Markedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/markedly. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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