explosively

adverb

as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner the racehorses explosively broke from the starting gate

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Recent Examples of explosively That’s in part because of mild weather during its first two weeks, and because much of it is burning over terrain where there have been other fires in recent years, leaving less vegetation to burn explosively now. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 That chronology worked explosively well for those who saw Jackson’s rendition unfold at the box office. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 When both happen simultaneously, the frontier of viable startups expands explosively. — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 When two helicopters operate in close proximity, their rotors risk colliding in flight and then coming apart explosively, which would lead the aircraft to fall to the ground with the aerodynamics of a lawn dart. — Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 The extreme temperature of a single lightning strike forces the air around it to expand explosively. — Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 16 July 2026 The number of possible configurations grows explosively large. — Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2026 Instead, the data revealed a planet in flux where areas brightened explosively in one year and dimmed sharply the next; regions flickered in rhythms tied to oil booms, armed conflicts, and pandemic lockdowns. — Bree Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026 Next up is Boka Kalki, which has a lovely beach, and finally, Boka Pistol, which is famous for the water that explosively shoots out from a small blowhole in the rock. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explosively
  1. strongly
  2. vigorously
  3. forcibly
  4. powerfully
  5. fiercely
  6. hard
  7. forcefully
  8. firmly
Adverb
  • Mathematicians strongly suspect that there is a genuinely knotty loop that also has a Jones polynomial 1.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Strip away these one-time charges, and its underlying business accelerated strongly.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of strongly
Adverb
  • An alderman should advocate vigorously for the ward while recognizing that decisions about taxes, development, transportation, public safety and city finances affect millions of residents.
    — Vince Fattore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Shake the jar vigorously in a circular motion to utilize centrifugal force to pull as much water as possible away from the seeds.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of vigorously
Adverb
  • Some even pitched tents to stay at least the night — or until police forcibly removed them.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • In response, several protesters were forcibly removed by the authorities from the building doorway, including being lifted by their arms and legs, per Reuters.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of forcibly
Adverb
  • Indeed, the freedom to interpret and express fashion individually with a more stylized approach to dressing also emerged powerfully.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • On the national stage, foundations like Marguerite Casey, MacArthur, and Robert Wood Johnson have increased giving levels significantly and their leaders have spoken out powerfully to defend the sector.
    — Phil Buchanan, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of powerfully
Adverb
  • There, in the early nineties, the living fought fiercely among the dead.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • That is the question plaguing university leaders across the country, and nowhere is the debate raging more fiercely these days than at the University of California.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of fiercely
Adverb
  • Economists expect Beijing to lean harder on stimulus to stabilize corporate profitability, as consolidation accelerates in sectors already facing sluggish demand, fierce competition and cutthroat price wars.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Roberts saluted Díaz for working hard to get back to an uncertain assignment.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of hard
Adverb
  • Before January 3, Chavismo would have railed forcefully against these policies.
    — Alfredo Meza, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • After the election of 1948, in which the Americans forcefully intervened to block the left from power, Italy was run by a coalition that was far more conservative than many had hoped.
    — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of forcefully
Adverb
  • The simple fact of the matter is that David Solomon remains firmly in charge of Goldman Sachs and will for the foreseeable future.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For The Times) Greenspan claims somewhat less creative license with more traditional deli staples, though bagels, pastrami and knishes still stand firmly at the nexus of old Jewish traditions and Greenspan’s chef-y tendencies.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of firmly

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