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forcibly

adverb

as in strongly

in a vigorous and forceful manner the disruptive passenger was forcibly removed from the plane

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Recent Examples of forcibly Fu urged Taiwan’s government to protect Wang’s family and ensure they would not be forcibly returned to mainland China. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The other option for the United States is a land invasion aimed at forcibly ousting the Iranian regime. — James F. Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026 This is the situation to which Haitians living in the United States are being forcibly returned. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026 Shih said the victim, an elderly woman, was approached by a woman who forcibly took her ring and gold chain necklace. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 Others are being drawn — sometimes forcibly — into Myanmar's civil war or toward Rohingya militant groups and criminal gangs, which rights advocates say operate with impunity. — Lorcan Lovett, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026 In January, the two men, Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, were charged in a federal criminal complaint with forcibly assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers in performance of their official duties. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 During the day, the menu reclaims fry bread, a dish with a knotty history among Indigenous groups, as they were forced to adapt to US government rations when forcibly displaced from their homes. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 Only when war between the United States and Japan broke out the next year were Japanese schools in Hawaii forcibly closed. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2026

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Adverb

Green also strongly believes Gabriel can lead them to where Erica’s body is buried.

— Yana Johnson, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Ultimately, how successful an AI initiative is at a community hospital strongly depends on how disciplined the implementation is.

— Christine Schuster, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of strongly

Adverb

Replant the area with vigorously growing groundcovers or turfgrass because any spot of bare soil is an opportunity for stiltgrass to resprout.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026
Cook, stirring vigorously and breaking up pockets of flour as needed, until a thin film forms on bottom and sides of pan and dough comes together into a single mass, 2–3 minutes.

— Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of vigorously

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In the absence of the filmmaker’s trademark super-sized canvas, the usual techniques can’t help but feel forcefully out of scale here.

— Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
The Ravens’ defense also didn’t close the game as forcefully as Minter probably would have liked.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of forcefully

Adverb

Susan and Robert are finally together, or at least moving firmly in that direction.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
The phone is made from the same high-quality materials as its Pro iPhones—titanium, stainless steel, aluminum, and Apple's Ceramic Shield—and assembled as tightly and firmly as anything Apple makes.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of firmly

Adverb

This year’s Holy Days will be a time of powerfully contrasting emotions, said Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism — an umbrella group for more than 800 Reform synagogues in North America.

— David Crary, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Creativity actually lives most powerfully when there is some confinement, some restriction.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of powerfully

Adverb

Yet despite those signings not panning out, the owners are hell-bent on a salary cap, while the players are vehemently opposed.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
AfD leaders in Saxony-Anhalt are also courting the more right-wing factions of the mainstream conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) – though Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vehemently ruled out any cooperation.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of vehemently

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