resoundingly

adverb

Definition of resoundinglynext
as in stridently

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Recent Examples of resoundingly 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 Florida, a solidly red state where socialism is viewed in some corners as a four-letter word, has resoundingly bucked that trend. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 Almost every day there is a new announcement about some resoundingly breathtaking AI innovation. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The usual English national anthem ‘God Save The King’ (or Queen, depending on the monarch at the time) was resoundingly rejected, finishing in third (aka last) place with a 12 per cent share. — George Edwards, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Options flows in the stock were resoundingly bullish, with more than 114,000 calls traded versus just under 50,000 puts. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 21 July 2026 Nolan also resoundingly highlights the role of women in this epic, who also include briefly Lupita Nyong’o’s Helen and her twin sister Clytemnestra. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026 Property owners resoundingly rejected a recent request to pay more to fund streetlight repairs. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resoundingly
  1. stridently
  2. blatantly
  3. vociferously
  4. loudly
  5. boisterously
  6. noisily
  7. uproariously
  8. clearly
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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  • Diamondbacks pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez blatantly balked in front of a crowd of 24,297, and the only four people who could fix it didn’t see it until watching a video afterward.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The other was filed by Bonta, who said that Bianco blatantly disregarded his authority as attorney general.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of blatantly
Adverb
  • Cinema United, the movie theater trade organization, once vociferously opposed to the merger, backed off Tuesday and called for a settlement to avoid industry uncertainty.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
  • These moves have once again foregrounded Paul's unproven claims that the SARS-Cov-2 virus came from a lab leak and that Fauci covered it up — a charge the scientist has vociferously denied.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 July 2026
Definition of vociferously
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  • When Volpe walked to the plate for his first at-bat, the crowd applauded loudly.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Overton window, for some reason, is more open than ever on the AI apocalypse narrative—and the wisdom of crowds is speaking loudly.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of loudly
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
  • 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
  • In 2024, likewise, some leaders of the activist left noisily defected from the Harris-Walz ticket.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of noisily
Adverb
  • Cinematic/Alamy One day a guest told a joke that was uproariously funny, but a little too spicy for radio.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Fresh, provocative and uproariously funny.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Definition of uproariously
Adverb
  • Judging by the number of times one replaces the other during matches, manager Phil Parkinson clearly sees them as interchangeable.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The forest being the chasm between rich and poor that's clearly shown on that chart.
    — Paddy Hirsch, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026
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“Resoundingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resoundingly. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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