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Recent Examples of fixedly
Wole faced fixedly forward, both fists clenching the steering wheel.
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David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixedly
Adverb
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This means that repeating the same few steps can be more effective than rigidly adhering to a set bedtime.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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Atlanta was, at once, one of the most promising Black cities in the country and one of the most rigidly controlled.—
Ernie Suggs,
AJC.com,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Tanimoto and his brothers, five in all, returned home for lunch to find their father listening intently to the radio.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Daytona Beach News-Journal / Imagn Images Across the diamond, a woman in her 50s listens intently to another instructor’s critique.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Death would come, as resolutely and unobjectionably as anything that happens in a dream.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Somehow, this insular, resolutely regional album ended up yet another peak in his storied career.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Bayer officials have steadfastly insisted the weedkiller is safe.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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Similar to Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, Russo balanced a regular day job while steadfastly pursuing her creative ambitions.—
Kristen Wisneski,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Though his injuries were severe, the sailors watched in wonder as the cat determinedly licked his wounds, then got back to work destroying the rats threatening the ship’s food stores.—
Anne Ewbank,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
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Carreras scored the crucial opening goal, determinedly driving into the box and finishing in an individual flourish that unlocked the match in the 65th minute.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Despite its reputation as a solidly Republican state, Iowa is increasingly coming up in conversations of Senate races to watch this year.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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In November, the Cook Political Report updated the race in the 9th District from leaning towards Democrats to solidly Democratic.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Young people feel this most intensively.—
Stuart A. Spencer,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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In Danbury, as in many cities across the state, our planning and legal staff are working intensively to interpret the new requirements in order to implement them by the July 1 deadline.—
Waleed Albakry,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Her casting in Beach Read places her squarely back in the romance adaptation space, this time on the film side rather than streaming television.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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The victims were squarely within that community of serious mountain athletes.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Fixedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixedly. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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