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drastic

adjective as in severe, extreme

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“Their drastic pullback in production and employment led to a pretty severe industry contraction that has contributed to some strain on our funds. We’ll be looking to them to help fix that with us.”

In fact, every couple of releases the group takes a drastic shift into unexpected territory.

These problems include their batting weakness against spin, a drastic need to improve their fielding and how they cope with pressure situations or must-win moments.

From BBC

Pinter said that could mean drastic changes, possibly dismantling a half-century of U.S. policy on dealing with natural disasters.

Such a drastic and sudden change in his approach is probably a last-ditch move in order to salvage more time.

From BBC

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

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