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Recent Examples of aggressively
Milei has repeatedly wielded a chainsaw on stage to promote slashing spending, but his agenda, which also includes deregulation and free-market reform, has led to a volatile peso currency and seen investors aggressively dump Argentine stocks and bonds.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Larger cyber startups are moving aggressively to bolster their product offerings for the evolving threat landscape.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Yuanta Securties’ data shows foreign institutions drove early gains late last year by piling into large-cap tech names, but local institutions and individuals have since stepped in aggressively to sustain momentum.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Vilgefortz, true to form, begins by leading a squadron that blasts magic so aggressively at the fortress that some of them crumble into bones on the spot.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, Netflix jumped aggressively into the video podcasting space after striking a partnership with Spotify.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Deshong told the jury that when Flores and the inmate arrived at the holding cell, Flores aggressively pushed the inmate into the cell.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
But just like those old Higdon’s the new model splashes and bobs aggressively.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
The executives have been expanding categories and aggressively growing the brand on the domestic and international fronts, operating 45 freestanding stores and a robust wholesale business.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Larger cyber startups are moving aggressively to bolster their product offerings for the evolving threat landscape.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Yuanta Securties’ data shows foreign institutions drove early gains late last year by piling into large-cap tech names, but local institutions and individuals have since stepped in aggressively to sustain momentum.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Vilgefortz, true to form, begins by leading a squadron that blasts magic so aggressively at the fortress that some of them crumble into bones on the spot.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, Netflix jumped aggressively into the video podcasting space after striking a partnership with Spotify.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Deshong told the jury that when Flores and the inmate arrived at the holding cell, Flores aggressively pushed the inmate into the cell.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
But just like those old Higdon’s the new model splashes and bobs aggressively.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
The executives have been expanding categories and aggressively growing the brand on the domestic and international fronts, operating 45 freestanding stores and a robust wholesale business.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggressively
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Spacetime may be more strongly curved inside of a black hole’s event horizon, but anything that happens in there can’t get out; nothing can escape a black hole’s interior, even at the speed of light.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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Picking up on these threads, the third week’s installments show that even when the current is pulling too strongly, there’s still a choice to make.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 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
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With the exception of SHoP’s assertively detailed, if financially troubled, extravaganza, the pall of clunkism has enveloped even projects that aspire to high design.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
22 Sep. 2025
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Since its debut, the initiative has been quietly but determinedly building physical bases in Lagos and Kenya, creating tangible spaces where female artists, producers, and engineers can access resources that Tems herself had to fight to find.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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For long-haul trips, consider the Southern Hemisphere for a jolt of vitamin D in a rugged, determinedly uncommercial spot, or take a dip in a memorable, albeit temporary, Japanese onsen.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
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How to Watch Ole Miss vs The Citadel The Rebels arrive Saturday afternoon in Oxford, sitting at 8-1, fresh off a convincing 30-14 win and firmly in the top-10 national picture heading into the final stretch of the season.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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The film is set firmly during the Crimean War in the 1850s.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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Such fallacies are utterly unacceptable anywhere…The Chinese military will continue to take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and security, and firmly uphold regional peace and stability.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Post has resolutely revealed such entanglements to readers of news coverage or commentary in the past, whether the Graham family's holdings, which included the Stanley Kaplan educational company and Slate magazine, or, since 2013, those of Bezos, who founded Amazon and Blue Origin.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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And while the most exciting developments in defense are being driven by flashy, high-risk California VC investments, the man making the decisions comes from the grimly analytical East Coast world of PE.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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According to a 2022 poll, the average American would use $10 million to pay off debts, grimly.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Cops have arrested a 28-year-old Bronx man following a brutal explosion of violence, accusing him of attacking his wife and then viciously stabbing his 12-year-old stepdaughter before hammering a screw through her skull, police and sources said Friday.—
Thomas Tracy,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their rollicking redo, set from dusk to hangover at a drunken bacchanal, is vibrant and viciously alive.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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Marketing executives then tried to get the crowd watching the live game at New Orleans Caesar’s Superdome to sing along — with decidedly mixed results.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Tyler Bilodeau, Eric Dailey and Skyy Clark are the three returning starters for Mick Cronin, a decidedly old-school coach who still yells at high volume and suits up for tipoffs.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Aggressively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggressively. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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