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Recent Examples of fixedly
Mission is not about staring fixedly at the destination.
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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
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
Adverb
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North Korea remains a close ally, rigidly committed to traditional communist tyranny.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Rudd’s natural air of genial tension, of neurosis without an edge, plays into his character’s rigidly disciplined but relentlessly upbeat domesticity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
Adverb
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Rinderknecht sat next to Haney, clad in a dark suit, intently listening to the lawyers’ statements.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Jack appeared to be just as tall as his dad, who could be seen intently watching the game.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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And the album’s title track is resolutely unwilling to choose a corner between deep, dark house and dubstep, like a Croydon Larry Heard.—
Ben Cardew,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
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Turkey have, for the most part, resolutely stuck with the ‘thick band across the chest’ design for their shirts since… well, since the 1920s, which is quite a period of time.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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Some steadfastly believe Oakland would be better served by a council-manager model, including Councilmember Zac Unger — who failed to secure support from his colleagues for a competing proposal.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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The university is steadfastly committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment for every member of our community.—
Adam Sabes , CB Cotton,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Adverb
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The few street names in Happy Haven were determinedly upbeat, with Christian undertones.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Wall Street has been determinedly upbeat about the war in Iran resolving in a relatively short window.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Spain remains solidly second on the international rankings.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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In the meantime, Gallagher will continue his fight to keep the 1st Congressional District red after Proposition 50 redistricting redrew its boundaries, adding portions of solidly democratic Mendocino and Sonoma counties and removing conservative Shasta and Sutter counties.—
Haley Parsley
June 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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One big concern is that screens are intensively stimulating for young people because they are held up close and engage young viewers with things such as fast cuts and colors.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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By the end of the seventeenth century, sassafras had become one of the primary exports of the early English colony of Jamestown, and the aromatic bark was harvested intensively for shipment to European markets.—
Kari Traylor,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Kemp, however, says his focus remains squarely on defeating Ossoff in November.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Boards and senior management are placed squarely in charge, responsible for aligning AI adoption with risk appetite and building the culture and skills required to sustain it.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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“Fixedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixedly. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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