resolutely

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Recent Examples of resolutely Even with the high ceilings and crown moulding, the appointments feel resolutely cool and modern. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 Even the Vidiians, a race of aliens who borrow heavily from the David Cronenberg playbook with their frequent body modifications, are portrayed in a resolutely PG way. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 July 2026 Where other humble domestic objects—the dish brush, the soap dispenser, the hamper—have evolved into more stylish iterations with time, the toilet has remained untouched, resolutely white and clinical. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026 Maverick is a seasoned military man who resolutely refuses to grow up. Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026 But despite interest from the mainstream, Songer remains resolutely independent. Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026 Japan’s largest studio and dominant theatrical exhibitor — home of Godzilla and Seven Samurai — has also long been, like so much of corporate Japan, cautious, deliberate and resolutely domestic in its outlook. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 On this resolutely French island, the interior showcases Italian classic modernism, with furniture by Molteni and a sculptural Minotti kitchen. Sarah Turner, Robb Report, 25 June 2026 But on a recent Wednesday at Stanford Medicine’s cancer center in Palo Alto, the boy climbed resolutely into the chair of a first-of-its-kind treatment device, focused for the task ahead. Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resolutely
Adverb
  • Russia has clamped down hard on dissent since going to war in Ukraine in 2022.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Analysts note that agricultural commodities such as cocoa, coffee and wheat are expected to be among the asset classes hardest hit by heatwaves.
    , CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Poor Frank and Kirsten look on confused, determinedly polite in their insistence that all family members should be welcome.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • The few street names in Happy Haven were determinedly upbeat, with Christian undertones.
    Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Adverb
  • His only son was stricken with polio and sat in a dark old house all day long diligently engraving seals.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Infurna said sometimes the biggest thing an individual can do is simply reach out and diligently pursue connection.
    Taylor Seely, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Bazzi was holding it up with two fingers, studying the body intently.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Kenzo had inclined his head over his invalid daughter and was staring at her intently.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Outside climate and fire scientists said the flash study made sense and reflects a world where hotter and drier conditions are making fires burn more often and more intensely.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • There’s less conclusive evidence that microdosing works the same way by engaging the same neuro-receptors, but less intensely.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell and Logano doggedly chased Heim over the final couple dozen laps, but passing for the lead was nearly impossible (in fact; no one made a pass for the lead under green-flag running conditions all day).
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • But phones are also surprisingly similar to novels—both ask people to doggedly follow and emotionally invest in the lives of strangers.
    Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Adverb
  • All clubs have succession plans and Stuttgart’s Germany midfielder Angelo Stiller and Victor Froholdt of Porto, a Denmark international, are among the players to have been scouted intensively.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Claude cannot have or raise kids—intensively or otherwise—or possess any insight into yours or mine, or know what your kid wants for dinner.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
Adverb
  • States should step up their efforts to audit hospitals and nursing homes, to determine whether profits are being purposefully siphoned to related parties.
    Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Huerta, 18, is accused of purposefully running over Ramirez with her car in the early morning hours of July 26 in a parking lot along Caldwell Boulevard in Nampa.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026

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“Resolutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resolutely. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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