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excessively

adverb as in extravagantly

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The program made the point about the racist subject without being excessively didactic; the one projection was a period drawing of a costumed lady in blackface.

Stocks may stumble from time to time, but so long as earnings expectations are rising, financial conditions aren’t excessively tight, and Washington is supporting the economy, the market’s trend is up.

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Her partner had been drinking excessively when he returned home and angrily attacked her, she says.

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Milei’s economic approach, however, repeats the mistake that many of his predecessors have made: excessively relying on an overvalued exchange rate to help reduce inflation.

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For example, when TV presenter Kate Garraway stood accused of being a potential traitor for her excessively theatrical reactions, she defended herself by explaining she was always "a ham".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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