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desperately

adverb as in frightfully

Weak match

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“We’re not celebrating going to the Coliseum, there’s no pictures and selfies because we’re at the nice Coliseum,” said Moore rather desperately.

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Under the terms of the deal, aid trucks should also be allowed unrestricted into the Strip to bring desperately needed aid to Gaza's population - many of whom have been repeatedly displaced during the two-year war.

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Robbie is currently tied with The Beatles on 15, something he said he "desperately" wants to better.

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Aid groups are also preparing for Israel to open up border crossings so they could begin flooding Gaza with desperately needed food and medicine.

A spokesperson for the Greater London Authority said the BBC's findings revealed how "illegal short-term lets pile pressure on supply at a time when affordable housing is desperately needed".

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

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