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
Star Trek is different; the resolutely sci-fi voyages of James T Kirk, Jean-Luc Picard, and their successors on the final frontier are much more likely to be underpinned by science or, at least, the franchise's version of it.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
At the center stands a bronze Caryatid by Louis Félix Chabaud, a classical guardian presiding over a resolutely modern space and anchoring the atrium from below.
—Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
At the center stands a bronze Caryatid by Louis Félix Chabaud, a classical guardian presiding over a resolutely modern space and anchoring the atrium from below.
—Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resolutely
Adverb
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The front ants bent their legs and pulled hard at the leaf tip with their mandibles while the rear ants held the leaf still.—
Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
29 Sep. 2025
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Faith in the mission makes people work harder, push harder and do better.—
Billy Ray,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The brand has been slowly but steadily growing its own store fleet — even as the sisters remain determinedly behind the scenes.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Over the course of the series, Heon has been diligently writing down and illustrating each of Ji-yeon’s culinary creations.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Tribal, local, and state law enforcement agencies are working diligently to bring the suspect to justice.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Safety Kevin Byard, who had two interceptions off Raiders quarterback Geno Smith, watched intently.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Paul Patterson, an analyst who covers utilities for Glenrock Associates, a research firm in New York City, said Sempra’s deal with KKR and its decision to focus more intently on the utility sector makes sense.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The color of Samarkand is intensely blue -- the color of sky and water.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Master is the greatest of them all, a movie peopled by characters who are at once intensely human and also the stuff of otherworldly fables.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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An end-user can simply command the AI to do a cleanup, wait and see what happens, and if needed, go ahead and repeat the declaration doggedly.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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For the last 20 years, Lisa Speer has been working doggedly to protect biodiversity and environmental interests in international waters, commonly known as the high seas, which cover half our planet.—
Bonnie Tsui,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Hydrolyzed proteins replenish lost amino acids that intensively nourish and maintain hair in a healthy, balanced state.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Often, the soil was intensively and industrially farmed only a few years ago.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Where proponents see a set of measures intended to allow people a seat at the table who had been purposefully excluded for generations, opponents see a special preference given based on race or gender rather than merit.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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Black delivered that report before the management committee of EXXON, who purposefully buried those conclusions and continued to fund lobbyists, think tanks, and politicians who vociferously denied the reality of anthropogenic climate change.—
Ed Simon
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Resolutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resolutely. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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