notably
Britishadverb
Explanation
The word notably singles people and things out as special. A notably brilliant scientist is especially brilliant, so you might want to take notes when she speaks! Things that are described as notably are remarkable or striking in some way. A notably excellent painter is a great painter. A notably mean professor is one students will want to avoid, because that professor is really mean. A notably fast car is especially fast. This word is a type of intensifier, a notably strong intensifier.
Vocabulary lists containing notably
Example Sentences
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Current market conditions, notably “financial distress among a narrow category of carriers,” has historically led to M&A, the Citi analysts said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Estefan notably opened many doors for Latina musicians — most famously Karol’s Colombian pop predecessor Shakira — to excel in the United States and beyond.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
This is because airlines will have had notably high fuel hedging in March, while January and February were unaffected by the conflict, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The drought went on longer and longer as several chances were missed, most notably at the 2018 Masters, 2022 Open and back-to-back US Opens in 2023 and 2024.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
A few crops, notably Mexican corn, did indeed spread to the other region in the pre-Columbian era.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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