as in forcibly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
shut the door a little too forcefully and broke the glass
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Recent Examples of forcefully
Walmart has received three reports of consumers who were injured after being struck in the face by the lid forcefully ejecting from the bottle when being opened, the CPSC said.
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Emily Rosenbaum, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
In the past 48 hours, US President Donald Trump has perhaps said his most forcefully direct words yet on arming Ukraine.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
Walmart is recalling 850,000 Ozark Trail 64 bottles because the lid can forcefully eject and injure users.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 10 July 2025
Even more important, a resolute West would encourage internal Iranian dissidents to express their opposition to the regime more forcefully, encouraging fragmentation within its senior ranks.
—John R. Bolton, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025
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Emily Rosenbaum, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
In the past 48 hours, US President Donald Trump has perhaps said his most forcefully direct words yet on arming Ukraine.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
Walmart is recalling 850,000 Ozark Trail 64 bottles because the lid can forcefully eject and injure users.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 10 July 2025
Even more important, a resolute West would encourage internal Iranian dissidents to express their opposition to the regime more forcefully, encouraging fragmentation within its senior ranks.
—John R. Bolton, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forcefully
Adverb
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The search giant strongly beat estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on the back of new AI features and a steady digital advertising market.—
Kenrick Cai,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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School districts in Michigan would be strongly encouraged, but not required, to adopt that curriculum standard.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
Adverb
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Mix vigorously with your hands for about 30 seconds until well combined.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
24 July 2025
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The truth must be vigorously sought with, at minimum, a full-fledged investigation.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
Adverb
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Few novels capture this complexity as powerfully as Hernan Diaz’ Pulitzer Prize-winning Trust.—
Ann Kowal Smith,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Punching through the terrain in this manner forms the fast, crunchy, and powerfully kinetic core of the game.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 July 2025
Adverb
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My Melody and Kuromi work hard to prepare for a sweets-making contest judged by the world-famous pastry chef Pistachio.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Nikko Reed, who had a pick-six in Thursday’s practice, broke hard on a KeAndre Lambert-Smith dig route.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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The IndyCar Paddock fiercely fights each other on the race track in the heat of battle.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Getty Images Despite federal opposition, California's leadership has remained fiercely defensive of the project.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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“Forcefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forcefully. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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