as in hard
with great effort or determination
the detective doggedly pursued the suspect through the city's teeming streets
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Recent Examples of doggedly
In other words, the life-writer cannot take a doggedly factual approach that ignores a whole layer of emotional and imaginative experience.
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Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
These two actors at opposite ends of their careers doggedly pursue life-changing roles in this film as audiences get a peek behind the curtain of the entertainment industry, per the official description.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
Billerbeck carries the movie as Nanning, who doggedly hunts, fishes, and forages in order to feed his family and find the ingredients to make his mother (a Nazi sympathizer) a cake with honey.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
Mistakes stuck doggedly in his memory.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
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
And now, speaking from a hotel in Seattle in early December in their downtime on tour, the final six — now known as Katseye — are … breaking into peals of laughter remembering how doggedly two of them recently hunted for dessert at midnight after a show in San Francisco.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Meeting drifters and friendly folk along the way, Alvin is doggedly determined to make amends while facing ailments of his own.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026
There was something deeply moving about watching Cassils use the force of their own body and their intense mental focus to doggedly spell out one letter at a time, one word at a time, minute by minute, hour after hour.
—Gayatri Gopinath, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
These two actors at opposite ends of their careers doggedly pursue life-changing roles in this film as audiences get a peek behind the curtain of the entertainment industry, per the official description.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
Billerbeck carries the movie as Nanning, who doggedly hunts, fishes, and forages in order to feed his family and find the ingredients to make his mother (a Nazi sympathizer) a cake with honey.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
Mistakes stuck doggedly in his memory.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
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
And now, speaking from a hotel in Seattle in early December in their downtime on tour, the final six — now known as Katseye — are … breaking into peals of laughter remembering how doggedly two of them recently hunted for dessert at midnight after a show in San Francisco.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Meeting drifters and friendly folk along the way, Alvin is doggedly determined to make amends while facing ailments of his own.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026
There was something deeply moving about watching Cassils use the force of their own body and their intense mental focus to doggedly spell out one letter at a time, one word at a time, minute by minute, hour after hour.
—Gayatri Gopinath, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doggedly
Adverb
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For most of the nation’s history, the former Confederate states have worked hard to minimize the political influence of Black residents in particular.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Joyce, the Angels’ hard-throwing reliever, is the one whose return is most eagerly awaited by fans.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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Then Faith Stafford, a senior deputy design director, worked diligently to re-create one design out of newspaper.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Both appear to be working diligently within their own municipalities while reaching out to others in the county and state, all for the common good.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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Biennale organizers have resolutely refused such demands, arguing that any state recognized as a nation in Italy is permitted to participate.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Expressing concerns about rising electricity rates, water shortages, and uncaring tech oligarchs, most attendees were resolutely opposed.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Wall Street has been determinedly upbeat about the war in Iran resolving in a relatively short window.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Anne Ewbank,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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By the end of the seventeenth century, sassafras had become one of the primary exports of the early English colony of Jamestown, and the aromatic bark was harvested intensively for shipment to European markets.—
Kari Traylor,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2026
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Armed with subpoenas, the Secret Service and other agencies are intensively focusing on what might have caused the suspect to book a room at the Washington Hilton, less than two miles north of the White House, on the night of the annual dinner.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The result is intensely moving.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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On land, Stellers are intensely social.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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People leaned in and listened intently as others spoke with sincerity.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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The jury of seven men and five women has appeared intently focused on the testimony.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
Adverb
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Vallabhbhai Patel was a leader of the Indian Independence Movement and worked assiduously for the unification of India during its journey toward independence from British colonial rule.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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Since Richard Nixon was forced to resign, powerful people in both political parties have worked assiduously to ensure that their leaders would escape the consequences of their actions.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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