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utterly

[uht-er-lee] / ˈʌt ər li /


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They could be utterly brilliant and progress and they could be utterly unthreatening and progress.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

After an utterly dominant first half, the Spurs led by 29 points in the third quarter—a deficit no team competing for an NBA championship had ever recovered from.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The film — where Jessie Buckley plays three characters, each with their own frenzied personality — may be tonally imbalanced and, at times, utterly befuddling.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

The defendant has contended he did not realise that he had run over anyone -- a claim that another prosecutor, Marco Reinl, called utterly implausible.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Abel saw him as crude, but utterly charming.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig




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