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Recent Examples of categorically
Arrate Fernandez categorically denies this.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Any reference to someone’s dead parents is categorically off limits.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Antonio Gates, a member of the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class, categorically denied any connection to the sprawling gambling scandal that sent shockwaves across the NBA and the sports world at larger.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
That’s categorically a three-touchdown lead.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Maduro has categorically denied the allegations and has signed a decree activating a state of emergency in the event of foreign aggression.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 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
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Any reference to someone’s dead parents is categorically off limits.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Antonio Gates, a member of the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class, categorically denied any connection to the sprawling gambling scandal that sent shockwaves across the NBA and the sports world at larger.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
That’s categorically a three-touchdown lead.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Maduro has categorically denied the allegations and has signed a decree activating a state of emergency in the event of foreign aggression.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorically
Adverb
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That is absolutely not my intention.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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These stories are important and should absolutely be shared, and hearing people speak openly about these difficult topics can help others feel less alone.—
Lindsay Lowe,
Parents,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The interdisciplinary approach brought the duke’s life and death to a stunning clarity — indicating how analyses can shed new light on age-old mysteries, even murders.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Walk out of a play’s shadows back into the clear light of day without a there to take with you, and even a burning cauldron will become little more than a brief candle.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The Mets struggled down the stretch and missed the postseason completely despite having one of the highest payrolls in the league.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Beach players stepped on the baseline three times in the first half and another, trying to avoid a shot blocker, lofted a runner completely over the backboard in the second.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Beneath her signature cowboy hat, Estevie is carrying the emotional depth and firepower of música mexicana’s brightest newcomers — but with a style that’s entirely hers.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Still, Maviglio noted, Newsom didn’t entirely own the night.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The Wild had won once in their previous nine games and had been downright awful in front of their home crowd this season.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Now, the film is a downright classic, centering on three haggard witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy) who go on a hilarious misadventure while trying to remain young forever.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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LaValle pushed for genetic testing for Iris after hearing from a friend that her daughter was diagnosed with a rare, totally different genetic mutation.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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The incredibly painful, totally infantile, Banana Republic government shutdown ends.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Activists there leveraged this wholly unanticipated outcome to accelerate the rise of an organized antislavery campaign after 1783.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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But more than anything, the couple wants to raise their child to be independent and wholly themselves.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Categorically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorically. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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