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Recent Examples of categorically
Maduro has categorically denied the allegations.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Plaintiffs, including people who benefited from the legal protections, urged the appeals court to endorse the district court ruling, which found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could not categorically end protections for these groups, but instead had to evaluate each case individually.
—Michael Casey, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Together, FLMs and trust scores shift control of GenAI output away from statistical chance and into the hands of the chief risk officer, categorically reducing the business risk of deploying GenAI.
—Scott Zoldi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
England find fluency England routing Serbia 5-0, meanwhile, was categorically a statement win.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Fortunately, some gun rights groups have spoken up in opposition to the idea of categorically banning transgender Americans from exercising their Second Amendment rights.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Russia’s demand that it be included as security guarantor against its own aggression must thus be rejected categorically.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2025
But the plaintiffs insist that research grants are categorically different from contracts like those in the teacher-training case.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has categorically rejected any prospect of Palestinian statehood, a position reinforced in a resolution passed by the Israeli Knesset last year.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Plaintiffs, including people who benefited from the legal protections, urged the appeals court to endorse the district court ruling, which found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could not categorically end protections for these groups, but instead had to evaluate each case individually.
—Michael Casey, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Together, FLMs and trust scores shift control of GenAI output away from statistical chance and into the hands of the chief risk officer, categorically reducing the business risk of deploying GenAI.
—Scott Zoldi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
England find fluency England routing Serbia 5-0, meanwhile, was categorically a statement win.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Fortunately, some gun rights groups have spoken up in opposition to the idea of categorically banning transgender Americans from exercising their Second Amendment rights.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Russia’s demand that it be included as security guarantor against its own aggression must thus be rejected categorically.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2025
But the plaintiffs insist that research grants are categorically different from contracts like those in the teacher-training case.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has categorically rejected any prospect of Palestinian statehood, a position reinforced in a resolution passed by the Israeli Knesset last year.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorically
Adverb
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Minasian absolutely could have answered that question.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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In the case of this emerald green mini dress with a pleated faux-wrap silhouette, waist ties, and eyelet balloon sleeves, absolutely.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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By law, half of the 20,000 available scholarships are required to go to families with no income cap, meaning even those making $1 million or more could qualify.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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Another feature that’s worth highlighting is the 129 square-foot sleeping loft that can accommodate a bed, small nightstands, floating shelves, and even a houseplant or two.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The second planet from the sun has a completely inhospitable surface, with temperatures reaching 863 degrees Fahrenheit (462 degrees Celsius) and a crushing pressure underneath an oppressively thick atmosphere.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Use an offset spatula to spread the batter in an even layer, completely covering the fruit.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Or perhaps its author was just exhausted, which would be entirely understandable.—
Liz Schubauer,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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As the title suggests, its cast was entirely composed of couples in which one party was ready to get hitched, and the other had hesitations.—
James Factora,
Them.,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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While the enemies and level design, as well as the progression of the descending route is a clear inversion and iteration of the original, the second half of the game feels downright experimental.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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However, the payoff is a jaw-dropping, 360-degree view of Phoenix that feels downright cinematic.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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So Evason’s my pick, but he could totally get snubbed for a newer hire, such as Glen Gulutzan or Sullivan.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In fact, sometimes the opposite is true, as the whisky becomes overly tannic and is transformed into something totally unrecognizable.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Koch’s vile conduct spawns a number of unnecessary fantasy sequences either brought on by the comics or wholly imagined by Ed.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Oct. 2025
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Sadly, our country’s leaders appear to be wholly uninterested in raising more generations of empathetic children, much less helping immigrant children and families to feel safe and welcomed in their new homeland.—
Priscilla Blossom,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Categorically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorically. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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