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Recent Examples of aggressively
Officers aggressively engaged him, not the other way around.
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The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Jones has pushed back aggressively, spending months urging Atlanta television stations and the Federal Communications Commission to take the ads off the air.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The Heat is among the teams aggressively pursuing Antetokounmpo ahead of the NBA trade deadline, according to a league source.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
The timing couldn’t have been worse for manufacturers, who had been aggressively ramping up those power systems and now face a surplus that will be hard to clear.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
California should move aggressively to automate verification instead of putting the burden of proof on beneficiaries, Hernández said.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Carolina is competing for the Stanley Cup just as aggressively as Edmonton, but the team’s talent pool is superior.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The film begins as a portrait of untapped nature before turning into a depressing reminder of how quickly and aggressively the modern world comes for the corners of this planet that have so far resisted destruction.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2026
The interface is almost aggressively plain.
—Catherine Thorbecke, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2026
The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Jones has pushed back aggressively, spending months urging Atlanta television stations and the Federal Communications Commission to take the ads off the air.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The Heat is among the teams aggressively pursuing Antetokounmpo ahead of the NBA trade deadline, according to a league source.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
The timing couldn’t have been worse for manufacturers, who had been aggressively ramping up those power systems and now face a surplus that will be hard to clear.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
California should move aggressively to automate verification instead of putting the burden of proof on beneficiaries, Hernández said.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Carolina is competing for the Stanley Cup just as aggressively as Edmonton, but the team’s talent pool is superior.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The film begins as a portrait of untapped nature before turning into a depressing reminder of how quickly and aggressively the modern world comes for the corners of this planet that have so far resisted destruction.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2026
The interface is almost aggressively plain.
—Catherine Thorbecke, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggressively
Adverb
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Speculation surrounding Guessand being used as a makeweight in the transfer less than six months after his €30m summer arrival from Nice was strongly denied by several sources.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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On the other hand, research on how strongly protein, red meat, saturated fat and dairy are linked with chronic disease risk is much less conclusive.—
Michael I Goran,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 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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The typical English central midfielder template is an up-and-down, box-to-box player who covers every blade of grass, and determinedly attacks whenever possible; the main character.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Miya’s landlord was able to remediate the restaurant’s building and Tewasart determinedly reopened in May, when at first there were few customers around to serve.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Gold in particular has been buoyed by a mix of geopolitical tensions, fiscal uncertainty and concerns over currency debasement, forces that many believe remain firmly in place.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Nets are firmly in the draft lottery picture with 36 games left, and their position is becoming clearer by the day.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Directed by Felix van Groeningen, the film is resolutely hard-nosed but not without moments of levity and an ultimately redemptive arc for its young lead.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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Half His Age is resolutely not one of these books.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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During that time, a self-effacing marksman named Simo Häyhä, a sniper so grimly effective he was known and feared as the White Death, would prove invaluable to the Finns’ ability to hold off the Soviet advance.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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By this time, European leaders had become grimly familiar with friendly fire from their American ally.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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For many, qualifying will represent the fruition of a lifelong, viciously competitive goal.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
20 Jan. 2026
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Nickerson, 13, succumbed to his injuries two days after he was viciously attacked by two Cane Corsos and a Rottweiler, according to CBC, Global News and The Globe and Mail.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Advertisement That said, the map is decidedly in Republicans’ favor.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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Aggregate sentiment is decidedly optimistic, by most measures, though not at unstable extremes.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Aggressively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggressively. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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