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Recent Examples of categorically
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.
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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
After Manzaro’s shocking suit was filed, the Estefans categorically denied everything.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 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
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
After Manzaro’s shocking suit was filed, the Estefans categorically denied everything.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 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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The Bitter Mai is also, improbably, absolutely delicious.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
13 Sep. 2025
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That would absolutely be a record for an anime movie.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Colbert made several jokes about needing a job and even brought a fake resume with a youthful headshot of himself.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Then add baking soda to the wash to brighten, deodorize, and soften even more.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This is when a bone gets knocked out of its joint either partially or completely.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Lecornu will now have to steer a budget through France’s completely fractured parliament, macro strategists at Deutsche Bank flagged Wednesday.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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To add insult to injury, the newspaper’s staff of five now occupies half a floor in Enervate headquarters in downtown Toledo, a grand pre-war building that was once dedicated entirely to the paper.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Typhur’s new Sync appliances change that equation entirely.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The borderline and downright beautiful stop-motion animation in this brand new 2D adventure is immediately striking, as is the sketch-like art direction.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Compared to the boxy old Brooks Brothers armor that had once dominated the agency biz, Armani felt downright breathable.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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By the end of the charter, his relationship with Fraser is totally repaired.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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In the hit series Severance, Tillman plays a manager at Lumon Industries, where employees have implants that enable them to become one person at work and transform into a totally different person outside of work.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Via visual gags, a cast of gifted comic actors and a script that pulls both from ’80s and ’90s TV movies and screen classics like Suddenly, Last Summer and The Children’s Hour, Maddie’s Secret straddles the line between comedy and melodrama, creating a wholly unique cinematic experience.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Sep. 2025
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The second inning was wholly uneventful.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Categorically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorically. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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