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Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorically
Adverb
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So fun to see Dina absolutely swooning over her dreamy guitarist (soon-to-be) girlfriend.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 May 2025 -
Maintaining some air of in-person wonder is absolutely vital to getting to know another person for real.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
3 May 2025
Adverb
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Cooper Quintin, a senior staff technologist with Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit digital rights group, said Palantir's work has long raised concerns by so effectively collating public databases with things like Facebook tracking and even shopper reward cards.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Sofia Richie Grainge’s look is proof that even with polished outfits — in her case, a white textured sweater, white jeans, and a wicker handbag — a sporty sneaker with a streamlined silhouette can be both functional and stylish.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
2 May 2025
Adverb
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Postecoglou’s selection policy in the earlier stages of the competition appeared to have been entirely justified.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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Pakistan's leaders have warned that any attempt to stop the flow of water entirely would be considered an act of war.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
Adverb
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But the Blues have downright dominated the Jets in the three games of the Western Conference playoff series played at Enterprise Center.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Shoppers agree that this gadget is downright cool and makes their prep work much easier.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 May 2025
Adverb
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The best highlighter sticks are embodied by a few of our favorite adjectives: convenient, straightforward, and totally stunning.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
30 Apr. 2025
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The film’s slim thread to recognizable reality is Kendrick’s Stephanie, who always looks like someone who would nervously pill a dinner roll while pretending to be totally absorbed in the table conversation.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Columbia University's Sabin Center for Climate Change Law has tracked 106 steps taken by the Trump administration to scale back or wholly eliminate federal climate measures.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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However, this latest episode didn’t really do it for me and just felt overly convoluted to get to a death that was wholly unnecessary.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Categorically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorically. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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