substantially

Example Sentences

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While inflation-adjusted incomes grew substantially for all groups, they rose much faster for the well-off families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

It didn’t capture trade in services — only goods, skewing the numbers substantially.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

It said the restaurant "received a minor refresh in 2008 but has not been updated substantially since 1998".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

A Yale University working paper later found that without what it labeled the “Musk effect,” Tesla’s sales would have been substantially higher.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

These students performed substantially better than they did in their old academic settings and graduated at a much higher rate than their past performance would have predicted.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt