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as in sadly
with feelings of bitterness or grief
our company president, who is retiring at the end of the year, will be sorely missed
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as in terribly
to a great degree
completed some sorely needed repairs to the boat
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Recent Examples of sorely
Despite advances in the quality of business journalism, the training is sorely needed.
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Chris Roush, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
Your enthusiasm and love for this crazy game and the Dodgers is greatly appreciated and very sorely missed.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Reese is a hybrid linebacker who would provide versatility to a Jets defense that sorely needs a Swiss Army knife player.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Our mission is to herald the diversity of the American experience through voices sorely underrepresented in American cinema.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
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Chris Roush, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
Your enthusiasm and love for this crazy game and the Dodgers is greatly appreciated and very sorely missed.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Reese is a hybrid linebacker who would provide versatility to a Jets defense that sorely needs a Swiss Army knife player.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Our mission is to herald the diversity of the American experience through voices sorely underrepresented in American cinema.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorely
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If the Premier League’s bottom club hoped to draw a symbolic line under their season from hell with the confirmation of relegation from the Premier League, they were left sadly disappointed by events at Molineux in the first game since their fate was sealed.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Stage star Kelli Barrett, as Bertie, is given far less to work with, sadly.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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The only way Simpson is pressed into starting duty is if something goes terribly wrong with Stafford.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Suzuki’s early struggles aren’t terribly alarming.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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The trial has dragged on for six years in a case that has bitterly divided the Israeli public.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The eight men at the center of this book shared the common experience of being born before the Civil War, when this country was bitterly divided over slavery.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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These special releases can be extremely valuable, especially if only a small batch is issued.—
Nina Derwin,
Martha Stewart,
30 Apr. 2026
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The innermost region of any solar system, closest to the parent star, will be extremely hot and subject to large amounts of radiation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Apr. 2026
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Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden.—
Madhuri Vijay,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
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Such cuts would defund Florida Forever, severely limiting the state’s ability to protect priority conservation lands and undermining administrative and staffing capacity.—
Susan Carr,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Others have been severely neglected or abused or left stranded following their owner’s death.—
Eric Adler
April 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2026
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That, along with the March trade that sent Sam Carrick to the Buffalo Sabres, would leave them painfully thin down the middle, with little center help coming up through the system.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Vientos’ error ultimately led to just one (unearned) run, but the margins are painfully thin for a Mets team that managed only four hits against four Rockies pitchers in Game 1.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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And now, everything that this series was building toward – everything this season has hinted at – comes down to one final game in a place the Magic desperately wanted to avoid.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Reaves’ return comes at a time when the Lakers desperately need extra ballhandling help.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorely. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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