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Recent Examples of decisively
The businesses that will define the next growth cycle are those that change early, adapt continuously and act decisively.
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Marcus Balzereit, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In this sense, managing the rivalry is less about winning decisively than about avoiding strategic overreach or direct confrontation.
—Yu Jie, Time, 13 May 2026
And someone who always aims to act swiftly and decisively.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 May 2026
But there is a critical difference between acting decisively and acting impulsively.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The pair decisively wins the Grand Prix that night.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026
Each time, the voters decisively defeated the proposal, defending the role of the superintendent of public instruction as a politically independent function.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
That is especially true in defense, where the conversation has shifted decisively toward manufacturability, affordability, and speed.
—Theo Saville, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Mercedes, already 90 points ahead of Ferrari, its closest competitor in the Constructors’ Championship, saw potential in Antonelli very early on and acted decisively in signing him after Lewis left.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
Marcus Balzereit, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In this sense, managing the rivalry is less about winning decisively than about avoiding strategic overreach or direct confrontation.
—Yu Jie, Time, 13 May 2026
And someone who always aims to act swiftly and decisively.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 May 2026
But there is a critical difference between acting decisively and acting impulsively.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The pair decisively wins the Grand Prix that night.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026
Each time, the voters decisively defeated the proposal, defending the role of the superintendent of public instruction as a politically independent function.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
That is especially true in defense, where the conversation has shifted decisively toward manufacturability, affordability, and speed.
—Theo Saville, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Mercedes, already 90 points ahead of Ferrari, its closest competitor in the Constructors’ Championship, saw potential in Antonelli very early on and acted decisively in signing him after Lewis left.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisively
Adverb
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Republicans clearly have more easy opportunities to draw friendly districts going forward.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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The strongest bond is the one that knows how to meet you clearly.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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As real trees begin to bloom outside, photographer Widline Cadet picks through two playfully oversized bouquets of positively unnatural plastic flowers.—
Elly Fishman,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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Gender-diverse teams have been shown to contribute positively to collaboration and interpersonal communication across professional settings, including in health care teams.—
Nicholas A. Giordano,
STAT,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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Powell has opted to buck tradition and stay on at the Fed beyond the end of his chair term, at least until the DOJ probe is definitively closed.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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But the experts could not say definitively what that time frame would be because of all the variables involved.—
Devi Shastri,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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The shooting will not end conclusively for quite some time, and indeed the most recent fighting is just one more round, if an exceptionally intense one, in a conflict that has gone on since the early 1980s.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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Scientific research shows conclusively that the Great Lakes region is getting more rainfall during more extreme weather events, and that an increasingly warming climate is driving it.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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Sadly, the project is almost certainly a fantasy.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Shareef Elaydi certainly falls into that top-end category.—
Glenn Reeves,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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The Structured Reality category will surely once again feature Queer Eye and Shark Tank, which have dominated this category for the last 12 years.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
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From a scientific perspective, an interest in raccoon reproductive anatomy is surely not without merit.—
Sam Zeveloff,
STAT,
9 May 2026
Adverb
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Canvot has been consistently excellent, too, undoubtedly benefiting from the reassurance provided by Maxence Lacroix at his side.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Familee Day will undoubtedly employ the same values.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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One or two of the possibilities assuredly will be.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Also, student work completed in the classroom on paper is assuredly not the product of a generative AI model.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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“Decisively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisively. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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