as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
the driving rhythms and dramatic crescendos of the muscularly played final movement brought concertgoers to their feet
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Speculation surrounding Guessand being used as a makeweight in the transfer less than six months after his €30m summer arrival from Nice was strongly denied by several sources.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
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On the other hand, research on how strongly protein, red meat, saturated fat and dairy are linked with chronic disease risk is much less conclusive.—
Michael I Goran,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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Lemon’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, said Lemon will fight the charges vigorously.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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After using it, shaking my fingers through my roots vigorously did not result in any snowfall.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
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The federal government can’t use state officers forcibly against the state’s will to enforce the law.—
Andrea Katz,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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But in an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press, ICE leadership stated administrative warrants were sufficient for federal officers to forcibly enter people’s homes if there’s a final order of removal.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Because of the false but persistent and powerfully seductive nostrum that reducing the value of a country’s currency will stimulate its economy by making its exports cheaper and its imports more expensive.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The script leans heavily on exposition — internal monologues, disembodied intercom voices, and hallucinatory flashbacks — to communicate lore that might have resonated more powerfully through action or environment.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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Federal officials claimed Good tried to weaponize her vehicle, but that account has been fiercely disputed by both local officials and Good's family.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Serious, even stern, Douglas was highly principled, fiercely uncompromising and personally brave.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Graham, in particular, has been on a war path over the negotiations, accusing Republicans of not fighting hard enough to reclaim the narrative on immigration after the death of Alex Pretti last weekend.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath hit back hard, telling Bass on X that the county created the new agency because the existing one — which is partly overseen by Bass appointees — was incapable of tracking its spending.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Gold in particular has been buoyed by a mix of geopolitical tensions, fiscal uncertainty and concerns over currency debasement, forces that many believe remain firmly in place.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Nets are firmly in the draft lottery picture with 36 games left, and their position is becoming clearer by the day.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Feb. 2026
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This culturally specific, millennial-minded narrative is not a coming-of-age story, but one where the protagonists, already of age, undergo a rediscovery of parts of themselves that were forcefully suppressed.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Muscularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscularly. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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