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decisively

adverb

Definition of decisively

as in clearly

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Recent Examples of decisively First, voters in Washington, DC, and Denver, Colorado, decisively supported a ban on the sale of foie gras — duck liver made by force-feeding the animals. — Kenny Torrella, Vox, 5 Nov. 2026 The Democrats on Tuesday decisively took control of the House and Senate, winning seats in states long considered Republican strongholds including Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina. — Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 5 Nov. 2026 Espinosa won Seat 4 decisively, receiving 59% of the vote compared with 41% for Garagorry. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026 Not since voters were repulsed by President Nixon after the Watergate scandal half a century ago has the popular vote swung so decisively in a single election cycle. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 Work once relegated to the lesser category of renovation has moved decisively toward the center of the field. — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026 But Florida has decisively moved beyond an educational system dominated by a single operator — the school district — and toward a new construct where multiple operators provide choices for families. — Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 Most of those are in the Atlanta suburbs — territory that has drifted decisively toward Democrats over the last decade. — David Wickert, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026 Voters, though, decisively defeated a repeal measure in 1942. — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisively

Adverb

After multiple attempts to press forward, the message of the direction of the school was received very clearly.

— Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
The switch to McCarthy has clearly impacted his targets and yardage, but in their Week 5 tie against Washington, Likely was virtually uncoverable against the Commanders’ linebackers and secondary.

— Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of clearly

Adverb

While Musk is overwhelmingly viewed positively by MAGA Republicans, those numbers dip for non-MAGA GOP voters and plummet for independent and Democratic voters.

— Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
One-third of consumers don’t like it when brands use AI and another third of those surveyed said the use of AI could positively influence their purchasing decisions.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of positively

Adverb

The prosecution hasn't definitively put a number on those shots but held out the possibility there were more casings than those recovered.

— Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office has not definitively committed to retrying Clancy, remaining noncommittal at the hearing last week.

— Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of definitively

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Trump is historically unpopular and the midterms have shown quite conclusively that Republicans will pay no penalty for, and may even benefit from, going along with investigations into the administration.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026
However, experiments have yet to establish any of these functions conclusively.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of conclusively

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Designed in the nineteen-sixties to bring high-quality brewing to Scandinavian homes, the red, orange, yellow, and green machines are surely intended as an antidote to the monochromatic, dark Nordic winters.

— Nicholas Blechman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2026
The world is still unpacking it all, but rest assured, Congressional hearings are surely coming.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of surely

Adverb

The trajectory will undoubtedly change if Skubal joins the mix.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
McCord will rely on a run game that will undoubtedly face a lot of eight-man fronts, a strategy that has worked for opponents in the past two games.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of undoubtedly

Adverb

The politicians know who put them in office and most assuredly don’t want to risk that the gravy train of public union money and manpower will start heading in another direction.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
With improvements to Starship and Raptor engine performance, and as SpaceX gets a better handle on in-space refueling operations, that number will assuredly come down.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026

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