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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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The Personalization System – Continuously adapting your approach based on what's working and what isn't, rather than rigidly following someone else's blueprint.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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One of de l’Horizon’s core motivations in writing this book was to find a form of genuine self-expression in a language that is rigidly gendered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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As several women listen intently, Belushi, donning a toga, rips the guitar out of Bishop's hands and smashes it into a wall.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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The pet cam showed Rio laying on the floor, directly in front of the television, watching it intently.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Knox says that this scene ended up in the script after several discussions with Steinberg about making sure the story resolutely focused on the idea that humanity is all about change and growth.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The show was also filmed in color at a time when British TV was resolutely black-and-white, meaning that fans had to imagine the vibrant green, orange, and yellow color schemes of Thunderbirds 2, 3, and 4, respectively, for themselves.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Advertisement Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, meanwhile, has steadfastly maintained that Trump could have easily avoided a shutdown.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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No matter how much football is sanitised, or how much is taken away from us, chants remain something that steadfastly belong to us.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Two years on from the attacks, October 7 is an opportunity to recognize that authoritarianism is no longer creeping onward but rather marching determinedly.—
Aviva Klompas,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The brand has been slowly but steadily growing its own store fleet — even as the sisters remain determinedly behind the scenes.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Both Los Angeles teams have seen their QBs climb the board, with Herbert still solidly in third place, despite a Week 4 loss to the *checks notes* Giants.—
Hannah Vanbiber,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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That’s not to denigrate Punch, which is solidly built and well-meaning without sanctimony.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Hydrolyzed proteins replenish lost amino acids that intensively nourish and maintain hair in a healthy, balanced state.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Often, the soil was intensively and industrially farmed only a few years ago.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Some reporting indicated the charges also could seek to reference whether Comey ever authorized his friend, Daniel Richman, to leak information on his behalf, but such a scenario also would present challenges because Cruz’s question is squarely aimed at the leak to The Wall Street Journal.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
30 Sep. 2025
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Ma outlined how Openwav pivoted to focus squarely on independent musicians struggling in the streaming era.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Fixedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixedly. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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