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Recent Examples of potently
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.
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potently
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Trump has aggressively pressured the Fed to lower interest rates and wants to fill the board with loyalists; his Justice Department is investigating a Fed governor who sued Trump for firing her.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Big Some elite institutions are pivoting aggressively.—
Samantha Walravens,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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What’s odd about that is that earlier this morning, Peacock ordered a second season — the kind of deal that was surely worked out long in advance, and announced the day before the premiere to goose the hype cycle.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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All of that being said, Los Angeles is a notoriously prudent organization, so the Chargers would surely tread carefully in any potential trade discussions for Jennings.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Boone was also thrown out and emphatically expressed his displeasure with the home plate umpire.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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But they were also expected to include an international force to assist and reassure Kyiv,based both in Ukraine and in neighbouring countries, even though Russia is emphatically opposed to any foreign deployment in Ukraine.—
John Irish,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The former pandemic boomtown of Denver is now solidly a buyer's market, as the latest data shows that inventory of for-sale homes in the city is now at its highest level in more than a decade.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Braun acknowledged the national political pressure but emphasized that Indiana is already solidly Republican.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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The broader international wine market may be unsettled, with consumption slowing, margins tightening, and producers navigating a landscape full of uncertainty, but Guigal remains both upbeat and resolutely independent.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Teenagers, however, log on more frequently, engage more intensively and increasingly define their social identity through online interactions.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The impacts were greatest in occupations that used mathematics and computing intensively, such as software development, and much less in blue collar work and fields such as healthcare that were less prone to being automated with AI.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The Personalization System – Continuously adapting your approach based on what's working and what isn't, rather than rigidly following someone else's blueprint.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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One of de l’Horizon’s core motivations in writing this book was to find a form of genuine self-expression in a language that is rigidly gendered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
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Caglianone, who sported a full beard, listened intently as questions came his way rapid-fire.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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Also in 2018, JCPS passed its racial equity plan, with leadership focusing more intently on how students of color were being served across the system.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Potently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potently. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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