as in extremely
to a great degree
fiercely hot weather
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LoBue, whose older sister Rosellina was brutally stabbed to death in 1987 by Erik Chatman, fiercely objected to the resentencing, and last month, Chatman was further resentenced to a 25-year prison term and immediate parole eligibility, to head off a prospective retrial.
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
The country’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has been fiercely pushing back against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s remarks in a congressional hearing on Tuesday that called Cuba a national security threat to the United States.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Spain allowed the vessel to anchor off the Canary Islands for the evacuation of passengers and crew on Sunday and Monday, but Cape Verde's regional government fiercely opposed the measure.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
Evie’s eccentric family also featured, including fiercely loving single mum Suz (Suranne Jones), sister Izzie (Liv Hill), boyfriend Josh (Adam Long), and frustrating neighbor Callum (Owen Cooper).
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 May 2026
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
The country’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has been fiercely pushing back against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s remarks in a congressional hearing on Tuesday that called Cuba a national security threat to the United States.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Spain allowed the vessel to anchor off the Canary Islands for the evacuation of passengers and crew on Sunday and Monday, but Cape Verde's regional government fiercely opposed the measure.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
Evie’s eccentric family also featured, including fiercely loving single mum Suz (Suranne Jones), sister Izzie (Liv Hill), boyfriend Josh (Adam Long), and frustrating neighbor Callum (Owen Cooper).
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiercely
Adverb
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But even Black athletes whose athleticism gifted them an extremely exclusive express lane in life can tell you stories about growing up a minority in America, or tales their parents or grandparents have told.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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The theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED) suggests that when light at extremely high intensities interacts with the vacuum, it can be converted into matter.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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But Justin is very different from book to screen.—
Jennifer McClellan,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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In isolation, Liverpool’s summer 2025 business was very good, but there are so many mitigating factors to consider.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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Football clubs are filled with talented professionals who work incredibly hard.—
Shivaas Gulati,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
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While that sort of payday would be life-changing for the overwhelming majority of humans walking the planet, Reitan is the exception, thanks to his historic and incredibly lucrative family business.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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Second, the only games the Spurs have lost in this series are when either Wemby has played terribly or gotten thrown out of the game.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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But even doing very little can still go terribly wrong.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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Ebola is a highly contagious and often fatal disease spread through bodily fluids including blood, vomit and semen.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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So, of course, the latest movie from the two-time Oscar nominee, his first feature in close to a decade, is highly anticipated.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Adverb
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Mauricio Dubón delivered the big blow on another Maton curveball that caught too much plate for a two-run homer.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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These programs are technically separate from the refugee program, but they, too, have been disrupted.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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As college athletic departments desperately look for money to pay mostly football and men’s basketball players, dumping a golf, tennis, track or swimming and diving program is an easy way to help with the budget.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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With the bye week landing in October, the Bills will desperately need a chance to regroup after that gantlet through the holidays.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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That said, human-like chatbots like ChatGPT are an intensely personal technology, even more so than the social media platforms that came before them.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
14 May 2026
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Though the sport can be seen as intensely masculine to the point of toxicity sometimes, Cipriano and Kalyn credit series creators Louisa Levy and Gina Fattore with painting the athletes in a more sensitive and emotionally aware light.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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“Fiercely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiercely. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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