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Recent Examples of aggressively
In the process, the capsule shakes pretty aggressively.
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Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
As for worries about Meta’s AI spending, Jim said Monday that Meta is right to aggressively add computing capacity in order to remain competitive versus the likes of Google’s YouTube and TikTok.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Both Substack and Patreon have moved aggressively to take market share.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
On March 21, cyclists Luke Fetzer and his friend Ben Byra were riding along Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach when two vehicles began driving aggressively toward them.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Vaughn didn’t aggressively chase the Texas Tech defender who picked off the pass in a 48-0 blowout loss.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Senators centre Dylan Cozens was the closest defender to Demidov, who knew Cozens would be moving aggressively to block a shot.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
The organization aggressively goes after the NHL's top players either through free agency or trades and holds its coaches to the highest standards.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
In 1976, with dictator Idi Amin aggressively opposing Israel, four terrorists hijacked Air France Flight 139 on its way from Tel Aviv to France.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
As for worries about Meta’s AI spending, Jim said Monday that Meta is right to aggressively add computing capacity in order to remain competitive versus the likes of Google’s YouTube and TikTok.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Both Substack and Patreon have moved aggressively to take market share.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
On March 21, cyclists Luke Fetzer and his friend Ben Byra were riding along Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach when two vehicles began driving aggressively toward them.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Vaughn didn’t aggressively chase the Texas Tech defender who picked off the pass in a 48-0 blowout loss.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Senators centre Dylan Cozens was the closest defender to Demidov, who knew Cozens would be moving aggressively to block a shot.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
The organization aggressively goes after the NHL's top players either through free agency or trades and holds its coaches to the highest standards.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
In 1976, with dictator Idi Amin aggressively opposing Israel, four terrorists hijacked Air France Flight 139 on its way from Tel Aviv to France.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggressively
Adverb
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Netflix has given a second season renewal to Age of Attraction after the dating reality series strongly hooked with viewers after a March 25 rookie season wrap.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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In April 2024, a community meeting survey found that over 50% of respondents supported or strongly supported the site being used for teacher housing.—
Thomas White,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Taste and add salt and pepper; the milk should be assertively seasoned.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Nov. 2025
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These early reports highlight how the mode may behave more assertively than before.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Wall Street has been determinedly upbeat about the war in Iran resolving in a relatively short window.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Though his injuries were severe, the sailors watched in wonder as the cat determinedly licked his wounds, then got back to work destroying the rats threatening the ship’s food stores.—
Anne Ewbank,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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If the pair pull it off, the implications could be massive, revealing AI’s potential to convincingly resurrect and reinvent our cinematic history — a potential that before the tech had remained firmly theoretical.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Much like older Soundboks speakers, the Mix still leans heavily into high volume, with an output of up to 121 dB, putting it firmly in the party speaker category.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Yet their embarrassing 2-1 defeat at Macclesfield, from the sixth tier of football in England, as holders in the FA Cup’s third round in January was not against a team who massed resolutely in their own territory.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Although most of the towns and villages around them are under de-facto Hezbollah control, Qlayaa — like other Christian, Sunni Muslim and Druze communities dotting the bucolic hills of Lebanon’s south — had taken a resolutely neutral position.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The anti-nuclear artists collective whose work is on display at Pitzer College in Claremont never predicted a nuclear proliferation crisis would break out in the Middle East during their exhibit, or how grimly topical their work would quickly become as a result.—
Chloe Shrager,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Rose Byrne is earning acclaim for her turn in Mary Bronstein's harrowing (and grimly funny) film.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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She was being pursued viciously by the paparazzi, and here was somebody who was literally chased to death by the paparazzi.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
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The pieces are all in place for a viciously enjoyable midnight action romp, which the film most certainly is when the bloodshed first begins.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Normal was decidedly not the right way to describe Dugalić’s college tenure.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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When designer Alex Alonso first walked into this home just south of Palm Beach, the situation was decidedly bleak in a very specific way.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Aggressively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggressively. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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