highly

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1. In a high or esteemed manner.

   He spoke highly of you.

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   Highly placed officials who denied the story

2. Extremely; greatly; very much.

   He is in a highly visible job.

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   The book was highly controversial yet sold unbelievably well.

   There are those who value a seat sufficiently highly that they prefer to make their daily journeys by the Western Region Vine Street line.

   1952 March, R. K. Kirkland, “The Railways of Uxbridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 150

   Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.

   2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3

   The highly anticipated all-American matchup between Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe — marking the first US Open semifinals between two US men in nearly 20 years — will cost you quite a few Honey Deuces to attend.

   2024 September 6, Jordan Valinsky, “Ticket prices for the all-American men’s matchup at the US Open are surging”, in CNN