as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
began to row powerfully toward the shore
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Recent Examples of powerfully
So powerfully that Tiffany Whitney soon changed her mind after an immediate inclination to move away.
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Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
This ethos is most powerfully expressed in the opening credits, a montage of family photos that progress and loop back through time over swelling violins.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Beauty, in other words, may shape life as powerfully as utility.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
In close-up, his unblinking gaze locked in so powerfully that the effect was extraordinary.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
This ethos is most powerfully expressed in the opening credits, a montage of family photos that progress and loop back through time over swelling violins.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Beauty, in other words, may shape life as powerfully as utility.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
In close-up, his unblinking gaze locked in so powerfully that the effect was extraordinary.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for powerfully
Adverb
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Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection strongly recommends that guests who use wheelchairs travel with a companion who can provide assistance.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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European leaders strongly condemned the drone incursions and demanded new sanctions against Moscow.—
Barbara Erling,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The numbers unfold in impressively layered choreography as the Shakers move vigorously in an effort to clear their minds and bodies of sin.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Whether shown vigorously doing push-ups (the elderly actor is still in tremendous shape) or in tender moments with O’Toole that remind us that sensuality needn’t diminish with age, Glenn owns the film from first moment to last, investing his crusty character with dignity and subtle humor.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The South Korean workers' treatment stands in stark contrast to the experiences of tens of thousands of Mexicans, Venezuelans and Guatemalans who face months in jail-like detention centers before being forcibly deported.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, reported that they were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s, according to an independent investigation’s findings released Tuesday.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Food delivery is one of the most fiercely competitive battlefields.—
Eunice Yoon,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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Entertainment complex and Loews Hotels, which led to winning the fiercely competitive bid for the National Medal of Honor Museum.—
Forbes Books Press Release Official,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Even better, seven metro areas were firmly in buyers’ market territory, meaning there were at least six months of supply available for purchase.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Limit your interaction with them when possible and assert your boundaries firmly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The bristles are neither too floppy nor too stiff, neither too long nor too short, and are cut to the perfect rounded shape that’s just right for swirling pigment over the apples or spreading it along your cheekbones—without having to work too hard for a completely natural finish.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles went chasing on a third-and-8 situation at the Chiefs’ 33 at the start of the third quarter, and Smith went down hard after a deep pass from Hurts fell incomplete along the left sideline.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Even just 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Powerfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powerfully. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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