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highly
Adverb
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very
The two ideas are highly connected.
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If someone is highly qualified, skilled, or educated, they have a lot of skill or knowledge.
The school has many highly qualified teachers.
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If someone is highly placed, they have a lot of power.
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If you think highly of someone or something, you think they're very good.
He became manager because everyone thought very highly of him.
ranked
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adjective
(= graded, stratified)
arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks
stratified areas of the distribution