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strikingly

American  
[strahy-king-lee] / ˈstraɪ kɪŋ li /

adverb

  1. in a way that is impressive, noticeable, or conspicuous.

    What I recall most is how the northern and southern facades, identical in construction, look strikingly different in the half light before dawn.

    The unknown actors playing the lead roles are strikingly photogenic and elegant against the film’s background of social unrest and urban blight.

Etymology

Origin of strikingly

striking ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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More strikingly, certain brain patterns were only predictive in patients taking Yueju Pill.

From Science Daily

The team focused on two novae that erupted in 2021 and found that they behaved in strikingly different ways.

From Science Daily

The director, 44, grew up in a secular home in Norway, but her film about this radical American sect is strikingly earnest.

From Los Angeles Times

These expressions were strikingly efficient, allowing pi to be computed much faster than existing techniques of the time.

From Science Daily

We saw more videos of sick children from around the world on YouTube, all strikingly similar - slickly produced, and seemingly having raised huge amounts of money.

From BBC

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