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SUBSTANTIALLY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

To a great extent or degree

Example:

the price went up substantially

Synonyms:

considerably; substantially; well

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

substantial (of considerable importance, size, or worth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a strong substantial way

Example:

the house was substantially built

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

substantial (of good quality and condition; solidly built)

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 Context examples: 

Estradiol, the principal intracellular human estrogen, is substantially more active at the cellular level than its metabolites, estrone and estriol.

(Estradiol, NCI Thesaurus)

Scientists report that the Amazon region has more than 6,700 species of native trees, a figure substantially lower than the 16,200 species estimated in previous reports.

(Inventory revises down Amazon tree species list, SciDev.Net)

His position, in fact, was substantially the same as that taken up by Professor Summerlee at the last meeting.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

These results are substantially better than those in older children who had a longer duration of peanut allergy.

(Preschoolers benefit from peanut allergy therapy, NIH)

However, their ingredients can vary substantially and there is limited research on their health effects, she said.

(Sugary Fruit Juices May Increase Risk of Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

From 2014 to 2015, levels of the potent greenhouse gas methane increased substantially faster than from 2007 to 2013.

(Warming due to carbon dioxide jumped by half in 25 years, NOAA)

Our findings suggest that combined exposures to alcohol and tobacco have a synergistic effect on SIDS risk, given that dual exposure was associated with substantially higher risk than either exposure alone.

(Combined prenatal smoking and drinking greatly increases SIDS risk, National Institutes of Health)

The researchers report that high rates of anaerobic (no oxygen) methane oxidation in freshwater wetlands substantially reduce atmospheric emissions of methane.

(Methane-eating microorganisms help regulate emissions from wetlands, NSF)

Using a micropressure sensor, they found that the pressure inside lobopodial cells moving in a 3-D matrix was substantially higher than that in cells moving with lamellipodia.

(New Mechanism of Cell Movement Revealed, NIH)

“A healthy ocean with abundant wildlife is capable of slowing the rate of climate breakdown substantially,” said Dr Monica Verbeek, the executive director of the group Seas at Risk.

(Oceans running out of oxygen at unprecedented rate, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)