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as in undoubtedly
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as in strongly
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Recent Examples of decidedly
The shiny chain mail material and bright apple green shade give the whole look a decidedly 2000s vibe.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
Williams is a decidedly big dog, both in terms of his actual size (6-foot-3, 290 pounds) and his status as a veteran of last year’s Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Skydance started to pitch movies to other studios all over town, but the projects that David and his team developed on their own were a decidedly mixed bag.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
If outside is a hive of activity, inside the vibe is calm and refined, and the guests—decidedly well-heeled.
—Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
While there’s certainly a place for these aesthetics, consumers are now forgoing this less-is-more POV and embracing warmth, color, and a decidedly live-in look.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
The book, which has a decidedly feminist bent, becomes a surprise best-seller, and soon Penelope finds herself in Hollywood, surrounded by blowhard executives and puerile male screenwriters who want to adapt her work into a blockbuster.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
There is one player from a trio season that was decidedly unhappy to see a fellow player joining her back in Fiji.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
But one of these things is, decidedly, not like the others.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
Williams is a decidedly big dog, both in terms of his actual size (6-foot-3, 290 pounds) and his status as a veteran of last year’s Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Skydance started to pitch movies to other studios all over town, but the projects that David and his team developed on their own were a decidedly mixed bag.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
If outside is a hive of activity, inside the vibe is calm and refined, and the guests—decidedly well-heeled.
—Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
While there’s certainly a place for these aesthetics, consumers are now forgoing this less-is-more POV and embracing warmth, color, and a decidedly live-in look.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
The book, which has a decidedly feminist bent, becomes a surprise best-seller, and soon Penelope finds herself in Hollywood, surrounded by blowhard executives and puerile male screenwriters who want to adapt her work into a blockbuster.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
There is one player from a trio season that was decidedly unhappy to see a fellow player joining her back in Fiji.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
But one of these things is, decidedly, not like the others.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decidedly
Adverb
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Stolz is the undeniable star of American speedskating, a gold medal favorite whom NBC will undoubtedly highlight often next month in Milan.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Some parents carefully vetted and chose thoughtful names to add to the birth certificate, while others undoubtedly may have selected them on a whim or as a result of losing a bet.—
Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Therefore, seeing multiple green aircraft together strongly suggests serial (repeat) production, not one-off prototypes.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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The United Arab Emirates has been accused by human rights groups of directly supplying the RSF with weaponry, an allegation the country strongly denied, while Saudi Arabia and Egypt have allied with the SAF.—
ByGuy Davies,
ABC News,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Tankaneo Double-Breasted Cropped Trench My number-one petite fashion hack is to buy cropped styles that’ll be full-length on my shorter frame, and this trench definitely delivers.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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That's definitely a skeleton crew, as the current nominal crew size for the ISS is seven.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
10 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Fundholz was speaking more firmly and resolutely than before.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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Their three arcs form a sweeping epic of sapphic immortality — resolutely old-fashioned in detail but thrillingly contemporary in the telling.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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In a battle between a supposedly elite 49ers offense and an unquestionably elite Seahawks defense, there was no question which was the better operation.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Expectations Sweden is unquestionably the best non-North American team, and they should be treated as a real threat to win gold on their own merits.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Since its debut, the initiative has been quietly but determinedly building physical bases in Lagos and Kenya, creating tangible spaces where female artists, producers, and engineers can access resources that Tems herself had to fight to find.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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For long-haul trips, consider the Southern Hemisphere for a jolt of vitamin D in a rugged, determinedly uncommercial spot, or take a dip in a memorable, albeit temporary, Japanese onsen.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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So there's really no choice but for the four major conference commissioners to compile a set of rules and guidelines that make at least a marginal bit of sense.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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So getting through that year was really difficult.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Instead, dip a cloth or cotton balls in acetone and blot firmly on the remaining polish.—
Emily Benda Gaylord,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
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His other go-to bogeyman, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, is now firmly in his lame-duck era as his term ends this spring.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Decidedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decidedly. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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