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Desperately (Adverb)

With great urgency; "health care reform is needed urgently"; "the soil desperately needed potash".

The firefighters worked desperately to put out the massive blaze that was spreading rapidly through the city.
The company is seeking investors desperately to stay afloat amidst the economic downturn.
The patient's family was searching desperately for a matching organ donor to save her life.
The researchers are working desperately to find a cure for the deadly disease that has been affecting millions of people worldwide.
The drought-stricken farmers were irrigating their crops desperately to minimize the damage caused by the prolonged dry spell.

In intense despair; "the child clung desperately to her mother".

The ship's crew clung desperately to the wreckage as the storm raged on.
She searched desperately for a lifeline to save her drowning business.
The wild animal struggled desperately to free itself from the hunter's trap.
The fans cheered desperately for their team to win the championship game.
The lost hiker called desperately for help as night began to fall in the forest.