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distinctly

[dih-stingkt-lee] / dɪˈstɪŋkt li /
ADVERB
clearly
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The High Desert Art Fair offers a distinctly different art fair experience a month after the flurry of Los Angeles fairs in February.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Traders started the new week with markets yet again enveloped in a distinctly risk-off mood.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Her co-star Ayoade Bamgboye says making sketches feel distinctly British has been her "North Star from the very beginning" - and it feels like "there's always someone to catch you" on the team.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Not only has Gyllenhaal taken the reins from cinema’s patriarchal collective, but she’s implemented a distinctly feminine gaze, as complex and fascinating as the social implications tucked away between the lines of Shelley’s original text.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

There distinctly was Lucy with her head lying up against the side of the window-sill and her eyes shut.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker