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Recent Examples of robustly
The teammate was rebooked in business class and Lozano complained robustly about being in economy.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Aboveground shoot growth will slow as temperatures drop and days grow shorter in autumn, but the turf is growing robustly underground.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
More robustly collaborating with partnering organizations and sharing of that information with the public would also benefit the team, the audit found.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
The simplest left-right symmetric scenario is the Pati-Salam model, which would have no parity violation, but parity violation is robustly observed.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
This has been robustly demonstrated across linguistic and cultural groups.
—Howard Steele, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Stanford Digital Economy Lab Diverging paths — The data shows that since late 2022—when OpenAI’s ChatGPT stormed to the mainstream—overall employment has grown robustly.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
Pop Mart is tackling omnichannel robustly, showing that the juggernaut isn’t just dominating in the digital realm.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 20 Aug. 2025
Making a human–AI interaction system that adapts robustly, without too much frustration for the user, is a considerable challenge.
—Nick Haber, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Mar. 2020
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Aboveground shoot growth will slow as temperatures drop and days grow shorter in autumn, but the turf is growing robustly underground.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
More robustly collaborating with partnering organizations and sharing of that information with the public would also benefit the team, the audit found.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
The simplest left-right symmetric scenario is the Pati-Salam model, which would have no parity violation, but parity violation is robustly observed.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
This has been robustly demonstrated across linguistic and cultural groups.
—Howard Steele, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Stanford Digital Economy Lab Diverging paths — The data shows that since late 2022—when OpenAI’s ChatGPT stormed to the mainstream—overall employment has grown robustly.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
Pop Mart is tackling omnichannel robustly, showing that the juggernaut isn’t just dominating in the digital realm.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 20 Aug. 2025
Making a human–AI interaction system that adapts robustly, without too much frustration for the user, is a considerable challenge.
—Nick Haber, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robustly
Adverb
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When powered by renewable energy, electric roads can sharply reduce transport emissions.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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After accounting for its large interest expenses, those margins turn sharply negative.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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In this social setting, they would be called tomboys, who fight like boys and are fiercely independent.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 Nov. 2025
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You'd be forgiven for being a little sick of A Christmas Story, Bob Clark's beloved tale about 9-year-old Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) and the Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot range model air rifle he so fiercely desires.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Spacetime may be more strongly curved inside of a black hole’s event horizon, but anything that happens in there can’t get out; nothing can escape a black hole’s interior, even at the speed of light.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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Picking up on these threads, the third week’s installments show that even when the current is pulling too strongly, there’s still a choice to make.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Start the process by vigorously shaking or hanging then pounding the rug to remove loose dirt, crumbs, and other particles, then vacuum it thoroughly on both sides, using a canister vacuum with the hose or a high pile setting—and no beater bar!—
Jennifer Beck Goldblatt,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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With the Tegna deal pending, Nexstar’s decision was seen as an attempt to get in the good graces of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who had vigorously criticized Kimmel’s remarks and suggested local TV stations could lose their broadcast licenses if Kimmel were not taken off the air.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Others abused alcohol and drugs, were separated and divorced, or acted out violently.—
Arianna Huffington,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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That same year, Pelosi's husband, Paul, was violently attacked by an intruder who broke into their home demanding to see the then-speaker.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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During his testimony, Phypers — has always vehemently denied abuse allegations — again denied each and all of Richards’ physical abuse claims.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Andrew has vehemently denied the accusations against him.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In DaCosta’s pressure-cooker reimagining, that suffocation becomes not just visible but visceral — and through Hoss’s performance, unexpectedly, powerfully alive.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Part of it was the fact that her body was becoming softer, more rounded—more feminine—and therefore less of an ideal love object for Christian, who was still powerfully drawn to men.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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How to Watch Ole Miss vs The Citadel The Rebels arrive Saturday afternoon in Oxford, sitting at 8-1, fresh off a convincing 30-14 win and firmly in the top-10 national picture heading into the final stretch of the season.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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The film is set firmly during the Crimean War in the 1850s.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Robustly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robustly. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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