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with great effort or determination
resolutely championed the unpopular causes for most of his political career
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Recent Examples of resolutely
Biennale organizers have resolutely refused such demands, arguing that any state recognized as a nation in Italy is permitted to participate.
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Expressing concerns about rising electricity rates, water shortages, and uncaring tech oligarchs, most attendees were resolutely opposed.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Even with modern comforts such as a pool and gym, the atmosphere is resolutely agricultural.
—Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
People resolutely do not believe it, and Tallahassee’s annual pre-session cash bonanza illustrates why.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
The County remains resolutely committed to public safety, enforcing the law, and protecting all members of our community.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
The effect is resolutely whimsical and fun.
—Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
The difference between the energy of the machine that resolutely crosses the cordillera and the tiny zeal in the wings of an insect that asks only for leaves to eat and mud in which to house her eggs.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
Yet their embarrassing 2-1 defeat at Macclesfield, from the sixth tier of football in England, as holders in the FA Cup’s third round in January was not against a team who massed resolutely in their own territory.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Expressing concerns about rising electricity rates, water shortages, and uncaring tech oligarchs, most attendees were resolutely opposed.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Even with modern comforts such as a pool and gym, the atmosphere is resolutely agricultural.
—Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
People resolutely do not believe it, and Tallahassee’s annual pre-session cash bonanza illustrates why.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
The County remains resolutely committed to public safety, enforcing the law, and protecting all members of our community.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
The effect is resolutely whimsical and fun.
—Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
The difference between the energy of the machine that resolutely crosses the cordillera and the tiny zeal in the wings of an insect that asks only for leaves to eat and mud in which to house her eggs.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
Yet their embarrassing 2-1 defeat at Macclesfield, from the sixth tier of football in England, as holders in the FA Cup’s third round in January was not against a team who massed resolutely in their own territory.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resolutely
Adverb
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For most of the nation’s history, the former Confederate states have worked hard to minimize the political influence of Black residents in particular.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Joyce, the Angels’ hard-throwing reliever, is the one whose return is most eagerly awaited by fans.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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Wall Street has been determinedly upbeat about the war in Iran resolving in a relatively short window.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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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
Adverb
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Then Faith Stafford, a senior deputy design director, worked diligently to re-create one design out of newspaper.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Both appear to be working diligently within their own municipalities while reaching out to others in the county and state, all for the common good.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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People leaned in and listened intently as others spoke with sincerity.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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The jury of seven men and five women has appeared intently focused on the testimony.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
Adverb
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As fires grew larger and burned more intensely, recreational losses sharpened.—
Kyle Manley,
The Conversation,
6 May 2026
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Formed by a volcanic eruption 7,700 years ago, it's fed only by precipitation, resulting in its clear, intensely blue color.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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In other words, the life-writer cannot take a doggedly factual approach that ignores a whole layer of emotional and imaginative experience.—
Sara Wheeler,
Big Think,
17 Apr. 2026
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These two actors at opposite ends of their careers doggedly pursue life-changing roles in this film as audiences get a peek behind the curtain of the entertainment industry, per the official description.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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,
1 May 2026
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The agency previously prided itself on the program’s impartiality and, in an effort to protect its science from the influence of industry, purposefully kept the program separate from the agency offices that craft regulation.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
1 May 2026
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“Resolutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resolutely. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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