as in extremely
to a great degree
fiercely hot weather
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Recent Examples of fiercely
The company is the latest to dive into the fiercely competitive AI scribing market, which has taken off as health-care executives search for ways to reduce staff burnout and daunting administrative workloads.
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Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 30 July 2025
Gauff somehow won the battle of fiercely competitive Floridians, beating Danielle Collins 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(2).
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Madigan, who served as speaker from 1983 to 2021, fiercely opposed efforts that would have taken the power of drawing the districts out of his hands.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
Scottish actress Freya Mavor is slated to play Jane Bennet, Lizzy's striking, fiercely desired older sister.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 30 July 2025
Gauff somehow won the battle of fiercely competitive Floridians, beating Danielle Collins 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(2).
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Madigan, who served as speaker from 1983 to 2021, fiercely opposed efforts that would have taken the power of drawing the districts out of his hands.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
Scottish actress Freya Mavor is slated to play Jane Bennet, Lizzy's striking, fiercely desired older sister.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiercely
Adverb
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But the box-office failure of Long Shot, his extremely charming 2018 team-up with Charlize Theron, coincided with the business as a whole backing away from the genre.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Any other entity, whether at the state, federal, or local level, should be extremely cautious in construing this new law as a ready-to-go template.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That velocity had previously masked a very hittable fastball, and Sasaki’s heater got walloped in the ensuing outings.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
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This is a very dense and layered film that fans are going to freeze-frame.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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However, Boone was incredibly complimentary of Rice’s catching skills on Monday and Tuesday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Twitch recently banned her, with people citing that cheating on stream is against its TOS, but then early today she was unbanned, making that duration incredibly short.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Despite his status as a pop culture icon for close to 50 years now, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic has claimed he’s not terribly bothered about being overlooked by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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Plus, those businesses rely on a strong supply chain, which has been terribly disrupted by tariffs in recent months.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The insiders would still like to see Sequoia’s investment returned, but it’s been clear to them for some time that such a step would be highly unlikely.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2025
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Merit’s success might very well suggest that in an industry highly obsessed with chasing trends and viral moments, there is a lasting advantage in giving consumers simplicity, through products of high-quality, reasonable priced and intentionally brought to life.—
Clara Ludmir,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Manny Machado followed with a walk, and he too was thrown out trying to take second on the back end of a double steal.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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The scorecards were a little too tight, in my opinion.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The car scenes are rough, authentic, and often deeply compelling — mainly because the fresh-faced Bridges is so damned charismatic.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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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
Adverb
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While others were desperately fleeing Afghanistan, Seierstad traveled there alone to see the impact of the Taliban victory.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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Cena transitioned into an STFU and Rhodes desperately grabbed the ropes.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Fiercely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiercely. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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