as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
began to row powerfully toward the shore
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Recent Examples of powerfully
As if to make the point even more powerfully, on the same day that the Red Sox were dropping a 4-3 decision to the Mariners tallying only four hits, Anthony belted his fifth home run of the season for the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
State media touted the film’s success as proof that Chinese folklore and artistry can captivate the globe just as powerfully as Marvel superheroes.
—Shaoyu Yuan, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
That impact was powerfully demonstrated at the President’s Cup PGA tournament at the Royal Montreal Golf Club.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The movie powerfully conveys the eerie sense of experiencing history in the present tense.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
State media touted the film’s success as proof that Chinese folklore and artistry can captivate the globe just as powerfully as Marvel superheroes.
—Shaoyu Yuan, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
That impact was powerfully demonstrated at the President’s Cup PGA tournament at the Royal Montreal Golf Club.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The movie powerfully conveys the eerie sense of experiencing history in the present tense.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for powerfully
Adverb
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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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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
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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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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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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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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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That was most forcefully articulated by the playbook’s principal author, Russell Vought, who served as director of the Office of Management and Budget during Trump’s first term.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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Moments later, Diddy sits in a chair, grabs an object from a table and forcefully throws it toward her.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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“Powerfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powerfully. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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