roundly
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Synonyms
dynamically, energetically, explosively, firmly, forcefully, forcibly, hard, mightily, muscularly, powerfully, stiffly, stoutly, strenuously, strongly, sturdily, vigorously
Antonyms
feebly, gently, softly, weakly
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After aides roundly excoriated Democrats and journalists — two of Trump’s favorite targets — on morning news shows, the administration turned to welcoming Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House. — Catherine Lucey, The Seattle Times, "Victory lap and accolades: Trump has, perhaps, best day ever," 26 Mar. 2019 Stitch Fix roundly beat expectations, reaching 3 million active clients. — Elizabeth Winkler, WSJ, "An Earnings Climb Buys Stitch Fix Time," 11 Mar. 2019 Those attributes were roundly rejected in this election. — Kenneth F. Greene, Washington Post, "What’s next for Mexico? Here are 5 things you need to know.," 6 July 2018 On Monday, May postponed the UK Parliament vote on her unpopular Brexit deal, afraid that it would be roundly rejected. — Jen Kirby, Vox, "The no-confidence vote against Theresa May, explained," 12 Dec. 2018 Its first choice, near Lake Merritt and Laney College, was roundly rejected by the Peralta Community College District, which owns the land. — Kimberly Veklerov, San Francisco Chronicle, "A’s offer to purchase Coliseum site wins East Bay officials’ hearts," 26 Mar. 2018 That’s why conservative women running for office are roundly ignored and why the millions of women who want their representatives to embody anything other than progressive dogma are left without options in this female revolution. — Alexandra Desanctis, National Review, "‘Women’s Movement’ Rejects Female Conservatives Running for Office," 25 Jan. 2018 The play has been roundly denounced over the years for allegedly perpetuating ugly stereotypes of gay men as self-hating and pathological. — Albert Williams, Chicago Reader, "Archive Dive / Arts / LGBT / Theater A year before Stonewall, there was The Boys in the Band, the first successful mainstream play with all gay characters," 26 Mar. 2018 On Saturday, Vice President Mike Pence offered Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer a funding deal that included $2.5 billion for border security and was roundly rebuffed by Democrats. — Li Zhou, Vox, "Wednesday is day 5 of a partial government shutdown. It could go on for a while.," 26 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'roundly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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