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
On the resolutely grassroots side, and with a no-less-impressive local lineup, is the July 23-26 event Blucifer’s Favorite Rodeo, a brand new music-fest that’s filling The UMS hole on South Broadway and elsewhere.
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
In reality though, nearly half a century into his career, Mustaine has only become more resolutely himself.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
The letters are abstract, philosophical, emotional – and resolutely non-visual.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2026
In 1988, Frank swept every city and town in the Fourth Congressional District except for resolutely-Republican Dover.
—Jon Keller, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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.
—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
John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
In reality though, nearly half a century into his career, Mustaine has only become more resolutely himself.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
The letters are abstract, philosophical, emotional – and resolutely non-visual.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2026
In 1988, Frank swept every city and town in the Fourth Congressional District except for resolutely-Republican Dover.
—Jon Keller, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resolutely
Adverb
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Many cities and school districts are trying hard to line up job opportunities for young people.—
Dianna Douglas,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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With his gregarious nature and hard-drinking demeanor, Lobo is an intimidating extraterrestrial mercenary and bounty hunter, but his origin story is brutal, even by those standards.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
6 June 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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Take the time, too, to diligently shop around for rates and lenders, as shopping for a mortgage has historically been shown to result in a rate around half a percentage point or more below average.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Instead, it will be shaped by intelligent systems that help physicians make better decisions, collaborate more effectively, and where the entire patient journey is diligently managed.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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Jack appeared to be just as tall as his dad, who could be seen intently watching the game.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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Not since David Beckham arrived to MLS in 2007 had the world so intently focused its attention of American domestic soccer.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Adverb
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But recent test scores show educators should also focus more intensely on adolescent learners and turning around academic outcomes in middle school, said Lesley Muldoon, executive director of the National Assessment Governing Board.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Second, there’s the intensely personal relationship that Swift has fostered with her robust fanbase.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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In the 1990s, the great center Patrick Ewing and his band of bruise brothers arrived and doggedly pursued a title.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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On my way back to the pew, the guilt was still there, loping doggedly at my side.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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One big concern is that screens are intensively stimulating for young people because they are held up close and engage young viewers with things such as fast cuts and colors.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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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
Adverb
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But the Constitution does not guarantee a painless death, and human life cannot be purposefully extinguished without some risk of pain.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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The latter is especially a shame, as the scenes following RuPaul’s President Judy Gagwell are the closest the purposefully unserious film comes to approaching pointed satire.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
9 June 2026
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“Resolutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resolutely. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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