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Recent Examples of potently
Which is a noble aim, though the parable might register more potently if Athane and Nguyen looked beyond the most obvious of clichés.
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
The possibility of a historic crash-out was patently, potently real.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Olson eventually found a substance that did not seem to be hallucinogenic but potently stimulated growth in the cortical neurons of rodents.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Though the conversation didn't quite reach any actionable solutions beyond what has been discussed as already in progress, like Rawls' work, there was one clear message potently felt across the room — one of urgency.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Over the course of its five-season run, Stranger Things repeatedly found ways to resurrect Eighties culture, perhaps no more potently than through its many memorable needle drops.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2026
His commentary across the film, which potently mixes 16mm film and contemporary digital imagery that encompass the multiple eras of Adrian’s life, switches between adoration and regret befitting a father still contending with such a devastating loss.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
The possibility of a historic crash-out was patently, potently real.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Olson eventually found a substance that did not seem to be hallucinogenic but potently stimulated growth in the cortical neurons of rodents.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Though the conversation didn't quite reach any actionable solutions beyond what has been discussed as already in progress, like Rawls' work, there was one clear message potently felt across the room — one of urgency.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Over the course of its five-season run, Stranger Things repeatedly found ways to resurrect Eighties culture, perhaps no more potently than through its many memorable needle drops.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2026
His commentary across the film, which potently mixes 16mm film and contemporary digital imagery that encompass the multiple eras of Adrian’s life, switches between adoration and regret befitting a father still contending with such a devastating loss.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potently
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By aggressively targeting cartels and enforcing strict criminal penalties for drug dealers who poison Florida’s citizens, the administration has successfully squeezed the supply of illicit narcotics off Florida’s streets.—
John Koufos,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2026
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This includes aggressively questioning voters about their citizenship, criminal record, or other qualifications to vote, posing as an elections worker, spreading false information about voting requirements, displaying false signs about fraud or other harassment, the ACLU said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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After sitting a bit on the sidelines in the early days of the generative AI boom, risk-adverse finance departments are more assertively using these tools, with 75% reporting using AI compared to just 30% two years ago.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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So, they’ve been encouraged to negotiate more assertively and ask for more money.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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The Avalanche, however wounded, however shamed, however desperate, surely know better than to cross it.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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To begin with, the community is run by Blaine Shaw (Seth Numrich), surely the slickest scammer of old folks since John Mahoney’s nursing-home embezzler in 1989’s Say Anything.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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The Pope’s call for stronger oversight of AI supports innovation while being emphatically pro-human.—
Jamie Merisotis,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Agnes is emphatically not for everyone, but I was thrilled by to encounter this voice.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Democrats have a nearly 15 percentage point voter registration advantage over Republicans under the new map, and the nonpartisan Cook Political Report now considers CA-27 a solidly Democratic district.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
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After being held scoreless against the Fever two games ago, Thornton has now played solidly in the Valkyries’ last two games.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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The letters are abstract, philosophical, emotional – and resolutely non-visual.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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In 1988, Frank swept every city and town in the Fourth Congressional District except for resolutely-Republican Dover.—
Jon Keller,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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By the end of the seventeenth century, sassafras had become one of the primary exports of the early English colony of Jamestown, and the aromatic bark was harvested intensively for shipment to European markets.—
Kari Traylor,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2026
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Armed with subpoenas, the Secret Service and other agencies are intensively focusing on what might have caused the suspect to book a room at the Washington Hilton, less than two miles north of the White House, on the night of the annual dinner.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Rudd’s natural air of genial tension, of neurosis without an edge, plays into his character’s rigidly disciplined but relentlessly upbeat domesticity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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Each focuses on the love stories of specific couples, but while the show doesn’t follow the books’ format rigidly, all the beloved characters are present.—
Jennifer McClellan,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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“Potently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potently. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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