as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
stomped his feet firmly to get the snow off his boots
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Ederson and Bernardo Silva have been strongly linked with exits, although The Athletic understands that Ilkay Gundogan will remain at the club, an option for a second year having been triggered.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
1 May 2025 -
Elon Musk and the chair of Tesla’s board strongly denied a report from the Wall Street Journal that said the carmaker’s board began a search for a new CEO to take over from Musk amid concerns about the company’s plunging stock price.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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If your package of pectin comes with calcium powder, in a lidded container, stir ½ teaspoon of the calcium powder into ½ cup of water, cover, and shake vigorously to dissolve.—
Adam and Toby Diltz,
Saveur,
1 May 2025
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Judge Dugan will defend herself vigorously, and looks forward to being exonerated.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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And the foundation was good, and Ray had to expand on it and had to work hard.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2025
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Even though there could be more attacks, emergency workers are on the ground putting out fires and cleaning up damage as medical staff worked hard to help the injured.—
Dragana Jovanovic,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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Union leaders also have fiercely backed Crowley, who was ousted by Bass over, in part, her handling of the Jan. 7 fire that leveled much of the Palisades and killed 12 people.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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With a fiercely exquisite hand, Hung interlaces the rich tapestry of Taiwanese history with haunting meditations on gender and state violence.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Firmly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firmly. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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