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Recent Examples of decisively
With Mercury, Mars, the Sun, Saturn, and Neptune all moving through Aries this month, along with a new moon in your sign on April 17, the focus shifts decisively to your body, your appearance, and your desires.
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Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
The fact that the same software enabled such a range of idiosyncratic styles decisively undermines any claim of a causal relationship between Gehry’s digital tools and his formal vocabulary.
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
The president has decisively sided with the hawks.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Instead, there was a perceptible rise in militant attacks within Pakistan, accompanied by Kabul’s reluctance or inability to decisively act against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
—Rabia Akhtar, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
By the time of the Assads’ encounter at the Sandbar, however, that focus was expanding decisively to include counterintelligence.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Whether her reluctance to break decisively with Owens reflects ideological sympathy, a commitment to free expression, or a calculation about audience retention remains an open question.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Related Stories Across HAF’s In-Development Projects, Works-in-Progress and the new Film Frontier sections, Japan accounts for seven projects in total — a figure that underscores how decisively Unijapan is pursuing an outward-facing strategy at the Forum.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Admittedly, that did not decisively tip the balance last summer.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
The fact that the same software enabled such a range of idiosyncratic styles decisively undermines any claim of a causal relationship between Gehry’s digital tools and his formal vocabulary.
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
The president has decisively sided with the hawks.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Instead, there was a perceptible rise in militant attacks within Pakistan, accompanied by Kabul’s reluctance or inability to decisively act against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
—Rabia Akhtar, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
By the time of the Assads’ encounter at the Sandbar, however, that focus was expanding decisively to include counterintelligence.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Whether her reluctance to break decisively with Owens reflects ideological sympathy, a commitment to free expression, or a calculation about audience retention remains an open question.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Related Stories Across HAF’s In-Development Projects, Works-in-Progress and the new Film Frontier sections, Japan accounts for seven projects in total — a figure that underscores how decisively Unijapan is pursuing an outward-facing strategy at the Forum.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Admittedly, that did not decisively tip the balance last summer.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisively
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Mark scored 29 for the Longhorns, grimacing and clearly in pain limping on his injured leg through the closing minutes when the sixth-year senior’s team needed him most.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Documents reviewed by the Miami Herald show that only a portion of the funds handled through TourProdEnter can be clearly tied to legitimate AFA expenses.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The cosmos has three possible geometries—positively curved like a sphere, flat like an infinite plane or negatively curved like a saddle—but geometry alone doesn’t determine shape.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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Although state legislative races rarely get the national spotlight, Democrats across the country were positively euphoric at the irony of their Republican nemesis being represented by one of their own.—
BILL BARROW,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Key Takeaways At-home IBS tests are not FDA-approved and cannot definitively diagnose the condition.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
1 Apr. 2026
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News that cadaver dogs did not definitively pick up any traces of Shaffer there or anywhere else around the bar.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Tyler Robinson's defense team said in recent court filings that an analysis from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a federal law enforcement agency, could not conclusively connect a bullet fragment recovered during an autopsy to the rifle found near the scene.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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If clerks or suppliers can’t answer conclusively, that’s a red flag.—
David Kroll,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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Gonzales is certainly a name to watch in Charlotte’s quarterback battle, throwing for 6,682 yards, 51 touchdowns, and 22 interceptions spanning three years at Western Carolina.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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For families While the friendly staff and spacious rooms are certainly hospitable to families, the overall vibe takes its cues from the neighborhood–chic, cool, and largely for adults.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Their vile chants are surely loud enough to be heard from 25 feet away.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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If one door closes, another one will surely open, and that is what 000 reminds us.—
Olivia Munson,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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With the Boston Celtics in town, undoubtedly still smarting from the beatdown the Charlotte Hornets put on them earlier this month, the stage was set for another meaningful game in uptown.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Bassong’s leadership will undoubtedly play a big role.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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Until Monday night’s bounceback against the 76ers, there assuredly was a degree of horrible this time around, first allowing a franchise record 149 points to the Cleveland Cavaliers last Friday at Rocket Arena and then falling Sunday to the NBA-worst Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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After grabbing all of their best prospects, the Yankees would almost assuredly have to give up their best young arm, Cam Schlittler, for Skenes.—
Tyler Erzberger,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Decisively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisively. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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