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Recent Examples of robustly
That comfortably overloaded camper package won't be of much value if it gets shredded to bits on the trail, so Goldfields equips the Escape Pod just as robustly down under.
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New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
Despite periods of high volatility, impact from tariffs, and foreign investment outflow, India’s economy has been growing robustly in the past few years, in part due to policies and reforms that have boosted domestic demand and kept inflation low, according to a 2026 analysis by Deloitte.
—Charlotte Hu, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Zurek shows that pointer states can be efficiently and robustly imprinted again and again in the environment.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
By anyone else’s estimation, Laxness’s books had sold robustly in Iceland for years.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Facts need to be robustly and responsibly established before they’re used to inform our decision-making process.
—Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
Past exercise primes your muscles to respond more robustly to more exercise.
—Bonnie Tsui, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026
The histories of women’s lives tend to not be as robustly recorded; so too, are the lives of working- and even middle-class people.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
In the Louisiana lawsuit, government lawyers said three League of Women Voters chapters and Santa Clara County in California had not shown any proof that department attorneys would do anything other than robustly defend the Census Bureau.
—Mike Schneider, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
Despite periods of high volatility, impact from tariffs, and foreign investment outflow, India’s economy has been growing robustly in the past few years, in part due to policies and reforms that have boosted domestic demand and kept inflation low, according to a 2026 analysis by Deloitte.
—Charlotte Hu, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Zurek shows that pointer states can be efficiently and robustly imprinted again and again in the environment.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
By anyone else’s estimation, Laxness’s books had sold robustly in Iceland for years.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Facts need to be robustly and responsibly established before they’re used to inform our decision-making process.
—Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
Past exercise primes your muscles to respond more robustly to more exercise.
—Bonnie Tsui, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026
The histories of women’s lives tend to not be as robustly recorded; so too, are the lives of working- and even middle-class people.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
In the Louisiana lawsuit, government lawyers said three League of Women Voters chapters and Santa Clara County in California had not shown any proof that department attorneys would do anything other than robustly defend the Census Bureau.
—Mike Schneider, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robustly
Adverb
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Should physical shortages emerge, Dhar said prices may have to rise sharply to curb demand, particularly in developing economies.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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This promotion comes as gas prices have risen sharply following the start of the war with Iran.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Antscan/YouTube Beamtime at major synchrotron facilities is scarce and fiercely competitive, a practical bottleneck for any effort to digitize biodiversity at scale, notes Blagoderov.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2026
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The projectiles failed to reach their target, but the Israeli military struck back fiercely.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The resolution is strongly worded but also filled with caveats — noting that the district will comply with contracting and procurement laws.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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While Lamont and gun safety advocates strongly favor the bill, supporters of the Second Amendment are pushing back.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Seal tightly, then shake vigorously to combine.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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Edible ginger grows vigorously from fresh root pieces known as rhizomes, obtained from grocery or specialty food stores.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Significantly more massive stars become supergiants, destined to violently die in supernovae.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Mar. 2026
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In 1965, when peaceful voting rights marchers were violently attacked on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on what became known as Bloody Sunday, the nation responded with outrage that helped propel the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and dramatically expanded voter registration across the South.—
Celina Stewart,
Time,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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New Delhi vehemently denied the allegations and accused former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government of harboring Sikh extremists of the Khalistan movement.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Annie’s vehemently against the idea, worried the family will bring more harm than good.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Like many other students at her high school, Aditi is powerfully affected by the book ban.—
Tahneer Oksman,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026
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Minutes later, Afrifa’s volley was powerfully struck but well saved in stoppage time.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2026
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Like in 2025, the Longhorns enter Sunday's NCAA Tournament selection announcement firmly on the bubble after finishing the regular season with a mediocre record highlighted by a few high-profile wins.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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For example, the European Union now accounts for 21% of global generative AI research publications, placing it firmly in the world’s top tier of AI science.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Robustly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robustly. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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