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distinctly

[dih-stingkt-lee] / dɪˈstɪŋkt li /
ADVERB
clearly
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When compared against an 'average' kicker in the tournament, Harrison - already established as a distinctly above-average kicker - performs even better: she is 8.2 points better than the model predicts.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

This version of “Animal Farm” also carries the distinctly eerie backing from Angel Studios, which picked up the film’s North American distribution rights after it premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival last year.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

He said he could "distinctly" remember seeing a red triangle on the painting, which "has always been the symbol of Bass beer".

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

The freedom to build is a distinctly American strength.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

I could see distinctly the limbs of these vermin with my naked eye, much better than those of a European louse through a microscope, and their snouts with which they rooted like swine.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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