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Recent Examples of potently
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.
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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
What started as an exercise in nostalgia, the pure joy of watching O’Hara and Levy riffing off each other so potently after all these years, became an exercise in both discovery and affirmation.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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
What started as an exercise in nostalgia, the pure joy of watching O’Hara and Levy riffing off each other so potently after all these years, became an exercise in both discovery and affirmation.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potently
Adverb
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Besides, life aggressively follows you everywhere here—ask any homeowner about their termite contract!—
Outside,
Outside,
17 Feb. 2026
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And while India's construction lags, China has been aggressively building villages in the region and subsidizing new residents to move in.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Taste and add salt and pepper; the milk should be assertively seasoned.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Nov. 2025
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These early reports highlight how the mode may behave more assertively than before.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The summer season will surely attract more families with young kids, but unlike other New England coastal destinations, the main draw in Mystic is not the beach—though there are a few solid options for sun and sand nearby.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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Self-defense items such as mace, kitty claws, or brass knuckles will be detected and surely require additional screening.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The Boilermakers emphatically ended their two-game losing streak against the Hoosiers by producing their highest point total in the series since scoring 94 points in 1998.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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As the memory of eight races, four years and whatever other numbers that people used to reduce a lifetime of achievement into a dollop of futility finally, emphatically, disappeared – Shiffrin stood motionless.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Despite its reputation as a solidly Republican state, Iowa is increasingly coming up in conversations of Senate races to watch this year.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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In November, the Cook Political Report updated the race in the 9th District from leaning towards Democrats to solidly Democratic.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Death would come, as resolutely and unobjectionably as anything that happens in a dream.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Somehow, this insular, resolutely regional album ended up yet another peak in his storied career.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Young people feel this most intensively.—
Stuart A. Spencer,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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In Danbury, as in many cities across the state, our planning and legal staff are working intensively to interpret the new requirements in order to implement them by the July 1 deadline.—
Waleed Albakry,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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This means that repeating the same few steps can be more effective than rigidly adhering to a set bedtime.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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Atlanta was, at once, one of the most promising Black cities in the country and one of the most rigidly controlled.—
Ernie Suggs,
AJC.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Potently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potently. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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