as in hard
with great effort or determination
resolutely championed the unpopular causes for most of his political career
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Recent Examples of resolutely
China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday said political loyalty in the military must be ensured and called for resolutely pushing forward the fight against corruption as a military purge widened.
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CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Death would come, as resolutely and unobjectionably as anything that happens in a dream.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Somehow, this insular, resolutely regional album ended up yet another peak in his storied career.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Directed by Felix van Groeningen, the film is resolutely hard-nosed but not without moments of levity and an ultimately redemptive arc for its young lead.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Half His Age is resolutely not one of these books.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
The iPhone 17 series, for example, remains resolutely at full price.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
At their core, those melodies are resolutely straightforward, the better not to get in the way of the sentiments, and they’re effectively mirrored by Walker’s almost sing-songy guitar riffs.
—Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2026
Their three arcs form a sweeping epic of sapphic immortality — resolutely old-fashioned in detail but thrillingly contemporary in the telling.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Death would come, as resolutely and unobjectionably as anything that happens in a dream.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Somehow, this insular, resolutely regional album ended up yet another peak in his storied career.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Directed by Felix van Groeningen, the film is resolutely hard-nosed but not without moments of levity and an ultimately redemptive arc for its young lead.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Half His Age is resolutely not one of these books.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
The iPhone 17 series, for example, remains resolutely at full price.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
At their core, those melodies are resolutely straightforward, the better not to get in the way of the sentiments, and they’re effectively mirrored by Walker’s almost sing-songy guitar riffs.
—Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2026
Their three arcs form a sweeping epic of sapphic immortality — resolutely old-fashioned in detail but thrillingly contemporary in the telling.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resolutely
Adverb
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Dallas Lincoln's Jada Patterson (24) drives hard to the basket during first quarter action against Fredericksburg.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Sustaining success is assuredly much harder.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Though his injuries were severe, the sailors watched in wonder as the cat determinedly licked his wounds, then got back to work destroying the rats threatening the ship’s food stores.—
Anne Ewbank,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
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Carreras scored the crucial opening goal, determinedly driving into the box and finishing in an individual flourish that unlocked the match in the 65th minute.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Mayreau's permanent population of only about 300 residents is working diligently to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Beryl in 2024.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
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Born from the remnants of CollegeHumor and rebuilt under CEO Reich, the indie service has cultivated an unusually intense fanbase by positioning itself as ethically transparent, diligently pro-artist, and structurally opposed to traditional Hollywood incentives.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Taking the first three rows of seats, the family listened intently as Bumgarner announced the charges.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Quenneville remained intently focused on the NHL during his four years away from the bench, watching games every night on television from his home in Florida and staying in contact with his countless friends in the game.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Here, books that can seem overwhelming—books of dreams, infinity, mysteries—turn out to be intensely accessible, offering so many different ways to read them and think with them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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The intensely rich, jet-black pigment offers bold definition.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Mistakes stuck doggedly in his memory.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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This would not be possible in two or three dimensions, but the words are arranged in tens of thousands of them, a geometry that doggedly resists visualization.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
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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Miller said avoiding commercial terminals is purposefully built into RetrievAir’s business model.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
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One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Resolutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resolutely. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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