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Completely and thoroughly

completely

adverb

if something is done completely, every part of it is done

thoroughly

adverb

completely

fully

adverb

completely

entirely

adverb

completely, or in every way

totally

adverb

completely

absolutely

adverb

completely: used for emphasis

well

adverb

in a complete or thorough way

purely

adverb

completely, or as the only issue or reason

really

adverb, interjection

completely

utterly

adverb

completely: often used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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