resonantly

adverb

Definition of resonantlynext
as in boisterously

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Recent Examples of resonantly So a pinch of surprising depth proves to be the most unwieldy move when Roth unveils a resonantly nasty surprise for his story’s endgame. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resonantly
  1. boisterously
  2. loudly
  3. stridently
  4. noisily
  5. distinctly
  6. vociferously
  7. blatantly
  8. resoundingly
Adverb
  • Lawsuits, bureaucratic battles, boisterously divisive council arguments and vicious social media debates have been part of Bloomfield life for years, and intensified during Danielle Wong’s contentious time as mayor.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith’s screenplay is littered with exaggerated stereotypes just waiting to be boisterously subverted.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 June 2026
Definition of boisterously
Adverb
  • Callum whispered his choices and Maya repeated them loudly to the server.
    — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • One media witness noted that she could be heard loudly snoring about one hour after the procedure had started.
    — News Editor, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of loudly
Adverb
  • For many years, the EPP staunchly supported former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s stridently nationalist Fidesz party, hoping to keep him within Europe’s political mainstream.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • DeSantis stridently opposed both measures, which failed to get the 60% support needed to pass.
    — Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of stridently
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  • Before the meeting started, an attendee asked a DEC employee by the sign-in table about the large industrial fans built into the gym’s walls, which were whirring noisily.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Contemporary foes like Iraq’s Saddam Hussein and North Korea’s Kim Jong-il remained firmly, if sometimes noisily, contained.
    — Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of noisily
Adverb
  • Footwear also took a distinctly feminine direction this season, with embellishment playing a major role.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The following day, the couple invited their guests to Ipanema for a beach volleyball tournament—a distinctly Brazilian take on a Kennedy family tradition.
    — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of distinctly
Adverb
  • In a defining game that many thought would expose problems masked by UCLA’s early-season success, the Bruins — though imperfect — vociferously announced their arrival to the college football world as legitimate playoff contenders.
    — Elias Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this month, Cruz vociferously rejected the idea that artificial intelligence companies should be granted antitrust exemptions in order to collaborate on ways to implement industry-wide AI safety guardrails.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of vociferously
Adverb
  • In three tracks—two tentpoles separated by an ambient interlude—the EP blatantly evokes a period in the mid-’90s when, across Europe, guys in corpse paint started playing around with Korg workstations.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The effect dissipates somewhat whenever Cahyono resorts to less suggestive, more blatantly surreal imagery.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of blatantly
Adverb
  • So Zohran Mamdani deserves at least tentative kudos for taking it on so early in his administration and for offering a solution that, while resoundingly imperfect, at least seems grounded in the real world.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Progressive challengers Elijah Manley and Oliver Larkin failed resoundingly.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of resoundingly

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“Resonantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resonantly. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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