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distinctly

[dih-stingkt-lee] / dɪˈstɪŋkt li /
ADVERB
clearly
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“Plastic soul,” then, becomes a conceptual shorthand for The Beatles’ chameleonic ability to absorb a genre’s core qualities and refashion it into something distinctly their own.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

But one area where the U.S. is currently distinctly on top is stock-market performance.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Foraging for mushrooms is a distinctly low-tech enterprise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

She remembers, most distinctly, the "falling man" – a famous image of a man plummeting, upside down, from the North Tower.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

I distinctly remember when I finished painting it that Grandpa had a faraway look in his eyes.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass




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