as in hard
with great effort or determination
determinedly traditional, the restaurant serves old-fashioned comfort food
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Recent Examples of determinedly
Though his injuries were severe, the sailors watched in wonder as the cat determinedly licked his wounds, then got back to work destroying the rats threatening the ship’s food stores.
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Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Carreras scored the crucial opening goal, determinedly driving into the box and finishing in an individual flourish that unlocked the match in the 65th minute.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Miya’s landlord was able to remediate the restaurant’s building and Tewasart determinedly reopened in May, when at first there were few customers around to serve.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Since its debut, the initiative has been quietly but determinedly building physical bases in Lagos and Kenya, creating tangible spaces where female artists, producers, and engineers can access resources that Tems herself had to fight to find.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
For long-haul trips, consider the Southern Hemisphere for a jolt of vitamin D in a rugged, determinedly uncommercial spot, or take a dip in a memorable, albeit temporary, Japanese onsen.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
Two years on from the attacks, October 7 is an opportunity to recognize that authoritarianism is no longer creeping onward but rather marching determinedly.
—Aviva Klompas, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The brand has been slowly but steadily growing its own store fleet — even as the sisters remain determinedly behind the scenes.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Carreras scored the crucial opening goal, determinedly driving into the box and finishing in an individual flourish that unlocked the match in the 65th minute.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Miya’s landlord was able to remediate the restaurant’s building and Tewasart determinedly reopened in May, when at first there were few customers around to serve.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Since its debut, the initiative has been quietly but determinedly building physical bases in Lagos and Kenya, creating tangible spaces where female artists, producers, and engineers can access resources that Tems herself had to fight to find.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
For long-haul trips, consider the Southern Hemisphere for a jolt of vitamin D in a rugged, determinedly uncommercial spot, or take a dip in a memorable, albeit temporary, Japanese onsen.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
Two years on from the attacks, October 7 is an opportunity to recognize that authoritarianism is no longer creeping onward but rather marching determinedly.
—Aviva Klompas, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The brand has been slowly but steadily growing its own store fleet — even as the sisters remain determinedly behind the scenes.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determinedly
Adverb
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Dallas Lincoln's Jada Patterson (24) drives hard to the basket during first quarter action against Fredericksburg.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Sustaining success is assuredly much harder.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday said political loyalty in the military must be ensured and called for resolutely pushing forward the fight against corruption as a military purge widened.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Death would come, as resolutely and unobjectionably as anything that happens in a dream.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Hanson continued to cause problems for Christensen — now at Barcelona — by sticking diligently to his left flank duties, and Filipe Morais levelled the score 15 minutes from time.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Each ingredient is diligently vetted and each product is exhaustively tested (including a microbial analysis) for heavy metals, pesticides, solvent residues, environmental contaminants, and common allergens including gluten.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Here, books that can seem overwhelming—books of dreams, infinity, mysteries—turn out to be intensely accessible, offering so many different ways to read them and think with them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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The weather service warns, however, that a late spring frost may only provide temporary pollen relief, as levels can return intensely later in the season.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Young people feel this most intensively.—
Stuart A. Spencer,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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In Danbury, as in many cities across the state, our planning and legal staff are working intensively to interpret the new requirements in order to implement them by the July 1 deadline.—
Waleed Albakry,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Mistakes stuck doggedly in his memory.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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This would not be possible in two or three dimensions, but the words are arranged in tens of thousands of them, a geometry that doggedly resists visualization.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Taking the first three rows of seats, the family listened intently as Bumgarner announced the charges.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Quenneville remained intently focused on the NHL during his four years away from the bench, watching games every night on television from his home in Florida and staying in contact with his countless friends in the game.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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More than 100,000 delegates walk purposefully around eight cavernous halls, each packed with the technology of the future.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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With such a purposefully sparse scenic design and almost nothing in the way of splashy special effects besides some artful projections and the aforementioned trap doors, the actors are everything here.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Determinedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determinedly. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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