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Recent Examples of decisively
Deputies acted quickly and decisively to ensure there was no risk to public safety.
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
While second-year running back Kimani Vidal has performed well in spot duty this season, Hampton changes the rushing attack pretty decisively.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The companies that achieve real product–market fit, strong unit economics, and defensible data advantages will pull decisively ahead, either by acquiring smaller players.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
Driven by the recent success of high-profile titles such as The Last of Us and A Minecraft Movie, the market has shifted decisively towards live-action adaptations and away from animation, added the research firm.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
Arnold Schwarzenegger emerged from a field of over 135 candidates in the 2003 recall election to replace Gray Davis, winning decisively despite his lack of political experience, and subsequently won reelection in 2006 by a comfortable margin.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
The quarterfinal round morphed into an abject embarrassment when Texas Tech, which dominated the Big 12 during the regular season, lost decisively (23-0) to the Big Ten’s third-place finisher, Oregon.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
His vision furnished most of his best runs, while Henderson ran decisively, but occasionally into tacklers.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Congress has acted decisively, bipartisan majorities in both the House and the Senate, bills signed into law by the president.
—ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
Christa Swanson, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
While second-year running back Kimani Vidal has performed well in spot duty this season, Hampton changes the rushing attack pretty decisively.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The companies that achieve real product–market fit, strong unit economics, and defensible data advantages will pull decisively ahead, either by acquiring smaller players.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
Driven by the recent success of high-profile titles such as The Last of Us and A Minecraft Movie, the market has shifted decisively towards live-action adaptations and away from animation, added the research firm.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
Arnold Schwarzenegger emerged from a field of over 135 candidates in the 2003 recall election to replace Gray Davis, winning decisively despite his lack of political experience, and subsequently won reelection in 2006 by a comfortable margin.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
The quarterfinal round morphed into an abject embarrassment when Texas Tech, which dominated the Big 12 during the regular season, lost decisively (23-0) to the Big Ten’s third-place finisher, Oregon.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
His vision furnished most of his best runs, while Henderson ran decisively, but occasionally into tacklers.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Congress has acted decisively, bipartisan majorities in both the House and the Senate, bills signed into law by the president.
—ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisively
Adverb
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Ahmad Moten was fortunate not to be called for what was clearly a late hit.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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But Ocampo says it cannot clearly be determined whether that was the case or if they were discounted shipments, with some kind of quid pro quo — perhaps the deployment of doctors — or as humanitarian aid.—
María Verza,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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On December 18, 2025, the North Carolina Chief Medical Examiner’s Office, with assistance from the North Carolina SBI Crime Lab, positively identified the remains as Bethany Brown.—
Mark Price
January 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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After starting positively under Dyche, Forest have lost their past four games, leaving them four points above West Ham in 17th.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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That October test definitively showed that at least three of Stoeffler's arteries were 90% blocked by plaque.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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Police have not definitively identified the deceased victim yet, as the investigation remains ongoing, according to Walz.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The technique starts with a minuscule sample of tissue; for example, in the makeshift lab at the hotel in Malles Venosta, researchers dissecting moths for sequencing also removed, for DNA barcoding, a leg of each moth whose species was not conclusively known.—
Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
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And the evidence shows, conclusively, that people love this.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Jessie Buckley is almost certainly going to win an Oscar come March.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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Skinny Pedro must certainly have fallen victim to some kind of sorcery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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But Arca always told me to trust him, and surely enough, the song was a hit.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
8 Jan. 2026
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In what is surely the most pawsome news of the day, this means there's an entirely new, adorable, and totally adoptable lineup of furry players to root for.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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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Sounds strange, looks deceptively straightforward, and is most assuredly deserving of the artist’s first museum show.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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The whole look felt assuredly Aspen—cherrypicking from the glamorous sartorial pressure points of the ’70s and ’80s, luxuriating in high-level vintage pulls and sumptuous fabrics.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Decisively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisively. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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