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strikingly

[strahy-king-lee] / ˈstraɪ kɪŋ li /












ADVERB
vividly
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Some of the pieces carried decorations that looked strikingly similar to pottery found hundreds of miles farther north.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

The incident is strikingly similar to a May Times report that detailed how information from the scene failed to result in timely evacuations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

In satellite images nor'easters can look strikingly like a hurricane, with spiraling clouds forming over the ocean that span hundreds of miles of coastline.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Most strikingly, the pilots did not realise that their performance had deteriorated, the study found.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

The DNA of mitochondria is qualitatively different from the DNA of animal cell nuclei and strikingly similar to bacterial DNA; moreover, like microbial DNA, it is closely associated with membranes.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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