as in extremely
to a great degree
fiercely hot weather
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Recent Examples of fiercely
Madrid, the chick’s father, has been observed fiercely protecting his chick, keeping it close and guiding it to food, according to the zoo.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
McDaniels, of course, fiercely disagrees.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Bolsonaro built a fiercely loyal base as a deeply divisive figure, particularly during his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Júlia Dias Carneiro, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Food delivery is one of the most fiercely competitive battlefields.
—Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
McDaniels, of course, fiercely disagrees.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Bolsonaro built a fiercely loyal base as a deeply divisive figure, particularly during his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Júlia Dias Carneiro, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Food delivery is one of the most fiercely competitive battlefields.
—Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiercely
Adverb
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Or consider the extremely rapid development of vaccines during the recent COVID pandemic.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kirk has risen in popularity over the years for his extremely polarizing takes, which resulted in a heavy split among reactions to his passing.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The player known as Dan the Man during his playing days remains very active in a lot of different arenas.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some like to get to the airport very early, with time for a full picnic, while others are dashing in at the last minute while downing a protein bar.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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However, these fluctuations are incredibly important, from a cosmic perspective.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Now, glasses are for everyone and have become incredibly versatile.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Even raid racers are not terribly excited about that, and apparently even like the previous World’s First team is even going to bother with it.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Set in his native Scotland and lovingly photographed, the film tantalizes even without a terribly original story.—
Stephen Farber,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Trump has been highly critical of Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting rates quickly and has attempted to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook.—
Adeola Adeosun
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Regardless, this race usually offers a bigger and highly competitive field.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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His designs were built under license by Bristol for use in British passenger trains, too.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Needing 30-plus yards for a first down in two plays proved too much, and the Texans turned the ball over on downs.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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To take just one example from many hundreds, consider this conical, solid brass paperweight from minimalist Swedish firm Les Few, which will weigh down your expense reports and look damned good doing it.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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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
Adverb
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New York desperately needs a win against deGrom, but Alonso knows that's never an easy task.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Royals, who are desperately clinging to slim playoff odds, now have four-fifths of their Opening Day rotation on the IL after Lugo and Wacha joined Kris Bubic and Cole Ragans on the shelf.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Fiercely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiercely. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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