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Recent Examples of categorically
That doesn’t categorically rule out Denver landing a game as a visiting team, but typically teams are at least aware of the possibility by this point a little more than a month before the schedule is released.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Those were categorically false.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
The signatories of Tuesday’s letter categorically rejected the use of military intervention.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
Anti-American and antisemitic rhetoric should be categorically unacceptable in any venue.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
Any claims to the contrary are categorically false.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
Advertisement But overall, the change to the RSP leaves Anthropic far less constrained by its own safety policies, which previously categorically barred it from training models above a certain level if appropriate safety measures weren’t already in place.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Treatment is discontinued, pills are split, medication is rationed, and outcomes are categorically worse when medical debt erodes access to care.
—Allison Sesso, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
The accusation that Jeffrey Epstein somehow worked for Israel or the Mossad ran a blackmail ring is categorically and totally false.
—Efrat Lachter , Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Those were categorically false.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
The signatories of Tuesday’s letter categorically rejected the use of military intervention.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
Anti-American and antisemitic rhetoric should be categorically unacceptable in any venue.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
Any claims to the contrary are categorically false.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
Advertisement But overall, the change to the RSP leaves Anthropic far less constrained by its own safety policies, which previously categorically barred it from training models above a certain level if appropriate safety measures weren’t already in place.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Treatment is discontinued, pills are split, medication is rationed, and outcomes are categorically worse when medical debt erodes access to care.
—Allison Sesso, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
The accusation that Jeffrey Epstein somehow worked for Israel or the Mossad ran a blackmail ring is categorically and totally false.
—Efrat Lachter , Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorically
Adverb
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Those undeserving objects of their contempt absolutely ought to be afforded such minimal dividing space.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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But if your current option is overpriced cable or slower DSL, 5G home internet is absolutely worth considering.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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So many Chicago White Sox fans are already up in arms over the team’s ice-cold start, which got even colder Wednesday after a 10-0 loss in Miami.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Because if not for that potential off-ramp of failing in the play-in and stumbling into the lottery, then the possibility of even more of this — a best-of-seven opening-round playoff series against an opponent that Wednesday night completed a 4-0 regular-season sweep.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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This practice exiles him completely from the realm of literary fiction; some might even question whether Patterson is really a writer.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The structures are called follies and were completely designed and built by students from start to finish.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Establishing an entirely new and competing agency is merely the pursuit of a bureaucratic gravy train, and providing it with incentives to abuse power in order to boost its own coffers is an invitation to tyranny.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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It's made entirely from botanicals and ingredients like colloidal oatmeal and coconut milk powder wrapped in 100% cotton.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Rock and pop are often unsophisticated, or downright dumb.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Over the years across Illinois, there has been a litany of agency miscues, blunders and downright neglect, including several in Lake County.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Most people would agree that cheating and planning a school shooting are hardly equal offenses, and Borgli doesn't totally stick the landing by sweeping Emma's past impulses under the rug.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ullrich isn’t totally convinced that AI, as a tool, is directly to blame.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The strong middle of the season helps The Testaments overcome its repetitive and mechanical beginnings, building to a shocking (if not wholly earned) penultimate episode — that’s then undone by a return to the Handmaid’s Tale Redux predictability of the finale.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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By 2024, Pascal was no longer involved, Jason Bateman was added, and the creative direction shifted to a wholly original idea.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Categorically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorically. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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