decisively

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Recent Examples of decisively Fierce fights whittled down 64 bands to one, but in the final round, the winning band won decisively in a 60-40 vote split. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected stricter neutrality rules that would have prevented the country from sanctioning Russia and curbed its cooperation with NATO, delivering a boost to the alliance’s efforts to counter Moscow. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Sep. 2026 With a wider conflict among the federal circuits, the Court might be inclined to weigh in and decisively rule on whether sports event contracts meet the definition of a swap or are more like sports bets. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2026 The Chiefs offense changed decisively with Walker in the backfield. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 For homeowners who know what major repairs actually run, the math can work decisively in your favor. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 The better approach is to set a clear strategic direction early, make the big calls decisively and ship. — Priya Gill, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 For much of the past year, the forecaster has called the Senate decisively for Republicans. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Her canvases seemed to flirt with a Neo-Expressionism that their milieu—and her own thinking—had decisively rejected. — Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisively
Adverb
  • Let the discomfort show you which ambition, responsibility, or expectation still needs to become more clearly yours.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Emmanuel Lubezki’s cinematography and Dennis Gassner’s production design achieve the Kubrickian grandeur Iñárritu clearly intends.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Technology is at the heart of facials, especially, from a skin analysis machine and facial sculpting wand to a cryotherapy mask that was positively icy—but also awesome—at -4 degrees Fahrenheit.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Guerra also said that his recent fundraising had been going positively.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Alas, a South African court definitively and unequivocally cleared all charges brought against her.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The battle lines are drawn early and definitively in Jocelyn Bioh‘s School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • One thing the grand-jury report doesn’t do is establish conclusively that drowning was the cause of death.
    — Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Not because one September game tells us conclusively whether Florida hired the right coach or Auburn hired the wrong one.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Not that this strictly counts as stand-up comedy, but certainly a lot of it is in that sphere or involves those skills.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
  • But even if Waldron’s disposition does not give off Master of the Universe vibes, his resumé certainly does.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • With Game 1 in the best-of-three Wild Card Series set to start Tuesday in Atlanta, the Phillies will almost surely have to beat the Braves without a start from Wheeler.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Boston is likely to start two left-handers in the series, and the Yankees will surely want to deploy lefty-crushing outfielder Heliot Ramos in both games.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Stone, on the other hand, is an immemorial material that predates human beings and will undoubtedly endure in our absence.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The highest-wattage cast members are undoubtedly Miller and West, ideally chosen to exude effortless glam and rumpled arrogance, respectively.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • But dancers take the stage too because when Cubans play music, there will assuredly be dancing.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 30 Sep. 2026
  • What will need to be managed, most assuredly, are the crowds.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Decisively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisively. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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