as in extremely
to a great degree
fiercely hot weather
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Recent Examples of fiercely
Evans' version of Steve Rogers is kind, charming, and fiercely principled — the kind of guy who will defend you from alien invaders and never, ever be late for your dates.
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Devan Coggan, EW.com, 13 June 2025
Meta has invested $15 billion into data-labeling startup Scale AI and hired its co-founder, Alexandr Wang, as part of its bid to attract talent from rivals in a fiercely competitive market.
—Ars Staff, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
The state's Democratic leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, and groups including the American Civil Liberties Union have fiercely opposed Trump's deployments.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Even before Trump took office, a war over H-1B visas erupted between Musk and several Trump allies who are fiercely opposed to courting immigrants and who back Trump’s severe immigration restrictions.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 6 June 2025
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Devan Coggan, EW.com, 13 June 2025
Meta has invested $15 billion into data-labeling startup Scale AI and hired its co-founder, Alexandr Wang, as part of its bid to attract talent from rivals in a fiercely competitive market.
—Ars Staff, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
The state's Democratic leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, and groups including the American Civil Liberties Union have fiercely opposed Trump's deployments.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Even before Trump took office, a war over H-1B visas erupted between Musk and several Trump allies who are fiercely opposed to courting immigrants and who back Trump’s severe immigration restrictions.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiercely
Adverb
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The extremely diverse group speaks nine different languages and a quarter of the recruits are women, a higher number than any previous class, agency officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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Sheriff’s officials said the terrain is extremely remote and difficult to access, which makes rescue efforts challenging.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2025
Adverb
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Google has confirmed details of a very complex attack with a very simple warning attached.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Love Island has had this very successful Hotel Hideaway game.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
Adverb
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Both Marlins righties are incredibly talented and expected to be available at the trade deadline.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Victor is incredibly easy to talk to, and on a wide array of subjects, so chatting about Olga soon led to talking about their own cat (Clyde) and this writer’s pair of tuxedos (Felix and Oscar) and their various adventures with in-house vermin (mostly bad).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
25 June 2025
Adverb
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After its last attempt to take down the Autobots goes terribly awry, he’s booted out of the Decepticons forever.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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As events would soon make clear, that assumption was terribly misguided.—
Vali Nasr,
Foreign Affairs,
10 June 2025
Adverb
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This suggests that the issues that may have caused both the engines to fail likely occurred at nearly the same moment— a highly unusual scenario, experts said.—
Mika Gröndahl,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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But the most important thing about Wellness Weekend is the opportunity to connect in the highly coveted eastern enclave of Long Island, says Saggio.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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Yet, the messaging does not come across as too heavy or overbearing.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
17 June 2025
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That’s the state creative professionals chase too—not just completing tasks, but creating magic.—
Adam Taylor,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Adverb
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While Nintendo mostly conceded the corporate tug-of-war over graphical prowess back in 2006 with the Wii, the general plateau of visual enhancements over the last two generations means that games running on Switch 2 look pretty damned good even compared to more premium devices.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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This is typically where everyone’s hindsight becomes so damned good.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Adverb
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The Giants desperately need Thomas, who has missed 18 games the past two seasons, to stay healthy.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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However, heroin smuggling is the very same enterprise Harlan worked desperately to extract himself from decades earlier.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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“Fiercely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiercely. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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