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fixedly

adverb

Definition of fixedlynext
as in rigidly

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Recent Examples of fixedly Mission is not about staring fixedly at the destination. — Chris Harris, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026 Wole faced fixedly forward, both fists clenching the steering wheel. — David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixedly
  1. rigidly
  2. intently
  3. resolutely
  4. steadfastly
  5. determinedly
  6. solidly
  7. intensively
  8. squarely
Adverb
  • Security decisions made too rigidly can become difficult to accommodate when engineers modify systems later.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Starting in the nineteen-eighties, forms of identification as proof of citizenship became more rigidly required.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of rigidly
Adverb
  • Acuña was tended to for several minutes by the Braves trainer, with Weiss looking on intently, before heading straight to the home clubhouse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
  • As the Israeli media focussed intently on the incursion, Einhorn grew restless about the progress of the pro-Qatar campaign.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of intently
Adverb
  • In fact, Mickes and Wixted have found that, in many exoneration cases, a witness resolutely identified a person in court despite having dithered and debated during the initial photo lineup.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Downstairs remains resolutely public — and arguably more interesting.
    — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of resolutely
Adverb
  • So are his bandmates, who have steadfastly supported his solo work even when their own label was lukewarm on it.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Jay Baruchel plays Carter, with Laurence Leboeuf as his steadfastly loving wife, Gloria.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of steadfastly
Adverb
  • Blue-collar Ho-seok (Sul), a man traumatized by losing his factory job after a workers’ strike, lives a quiet life with his determinedly optimistic wife, Mi-ok (Jeon).
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The few street names in Happy Haven were determinedly upbeat, with Christian undertones.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Definition of determinedly
Adverb
  • She’s shown to be relatively smart and a nice person, but she gets solidly outplayed by Jenna.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Even in this solidly red state, Kentucky Democrats are fielding competitive candidates for the 2027 governor’s race.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of solidly
Adverb
  • The pork producers group has also intensively lobbied for legislation called the Save Our Bacon Act, which would overturn the state laws.
    — Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Whalers hunted bowheads intensively in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, pushing them towards extinction.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of intensively
Adverb
  • New assistants, agents and editor plug-ins ship every month aimed squarely at engineers, who are bombarded with ads and news about each release.
    — Rob Black, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Bob Chapek, fired as Disney CEO in 2022 after less than three years, lays the blame for his ouster squarely on Bob Iger in an upcoming memoir, according to the New York Times, which obtained a copy.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of squarely

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“Fixedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixedly. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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