Highly and Intimately

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Highly adverb - To a great degree.

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Intimately and highly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intimately" instead an adverb "Highly".

Nearby Word: high

Intimately adverb - In a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others.

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Highly and intimately are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Highly" instead an adverb "Intimately".

Team, speaks very highly of, has utmost confidence in, and is intimately familiar with the lives of the people under his command.

Source: Series / Designated Survivor
Note that this is not the same as kidnapping someone for information, using them as a Living MacGuffin, or having someone Made a Slave for menial (or sexual) tasks — but having a professional work intimately with the most delicate aspects of a plan, requiring highly specialized skills.

Source: Kidnapped Scientist
Klaus, while being taken hostage, hides a paring knife up his sleeve, and when the Rainbow troops set up their ambush, he spot them lying in ambush (something the highly-trained terrorists failed to do, mostly because he was intimately familiar with his lawn).

Source: Badass Bystander

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