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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
The play’s focus is resolutely on the impoverished rural family of women who fall under this ambitious bluesman’s influence in the rural Georgia of the 1930s, writes Chris Jones.
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Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Levy and Atlan-Jackson say that while the group remains resolutely pro-theatrical release, the Netflix deal made sense.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026
With its easy-to-navigate grid layout and wide avenues, this is a resolutely two-wheel town.
—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
With the highest peaks running in a chain along the east side of the island, Sardinia resolutely turns its back to the mainland.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Biennale organizers have resolutely refused such demands, arguing that any state recognized as a nation in Italy is permitted to participate.
—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
Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Levy and Atlan-Jackson say that while the group remains resolutely pro-theatrical release, the Netflix deal made sense.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026
With its easy-to-navigate grid layout and wide avenues, this is a resolutely two-wheel town.
—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
With the highest peaks running in a chain along the east side of the island, Sardinia resolutely turns its back to the mainland.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Biennale organizers have resolutely refused such demands, arguing that any state recognized as a nation in Italy is permitted to participate.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resolutely
Adverb
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The right idea should expand your world without making your life harder to manage.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Being shut out of public spaces and opportunities makes reintegration harder, not easier.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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The few street names in Happy Haven were determinedly upbeat, with Christian undertones.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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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
Adverb
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But energy itself – raucous, coordinated and diligently trained on every shot – seems largely spontaneous and self-generated.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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While Toyota and ExxonMobil continue to work diligently to maintain supply, the following substitution guidelines are recommended for dealers to help manage the demand for the affected products.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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After the Lakers dropped a 125-107 decision, James and his teammates were standing near midcourt, listening intently as Austin Reaves demonstratively spoke to referees.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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These qualities also tie her to Enyedi herself, who looks as intently and open-mindedly as Grete does.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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That said, human-like chatbots like ChatGPT are an intensely personal technology, even more so than the social media platforms that came before them.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
14 May 2026
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Though the sport can be seen as intensely masculine to the point of toxicity sometimes, Cipriano and Kalyn credit series creators Louisa Levy and Gina Fattore with painting the athletes in a more sensitive and emotionally aware light.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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Tiny nonprofit cinemas, major studios and distributors, popular archival labels, and more forces in repertory programming doggedly working to keep essential art history alive.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
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Brown doggedly tracked down 80 Epstein survivors not identified by name in court documents.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 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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Designer pieces are styled purposefully to look undone or not fully completed.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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There is an official timekeeper who purposefully faces away from the drum to avoid any perception of bias.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
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“Resolutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resolutely. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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