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Recent Examples of robustly
Americans also aren't saving as robustly.
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
In response to these lofty aims, the recent messages from the ranks of entrenched executives have been robustly competitive.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
His successors must be robustly equipped to dare, and if necessary suffer losses, in the same way.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Estimates suggest that precision agriculture will expand robustly through the latter half of the decade, and individuals guiding this expansion will be in demand.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
But the challenge of personality drift has yet to be robustly solved.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
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.
—New Atlas, 26 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
Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
In response to these lofty aims, the recent messages from the ranks of entrenched executives have been robustly competitive.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
His successors must be robustly equipped to dare, and if necessary suffer losses, in the same way.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Estimates suggest that precision agriculture will expand robustly through the latter half of the decade, and individuals guiding this expansion will be in demand.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
But the challenge of personality drift has yet to be robustly solved.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
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.
—New Atlas, 26 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robustly
Adverb
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The Vatican’s 2023 declaration allowing an informal blessing, promulgated with virtually no consultation outside the Vatican, sharply divided the church, with African bishops delivering a continent-wide dissent and refusing to implement it.—
Nicole Winfield,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Acting Director Nick Anderson testified that staffing has dropped to roughly 40%, sharply limiting the agency's ability to monitor threats and conduct outreach.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Larter stars as Angela Norris, the fiercely independent wife of Billy Bob Thornton’s Tommy Norris, a character who refuses to conform to expectations.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Her empathetic and fiercely protective Olivia Benson, now captain of the NYPD's Special Victim's Unit in Manhattan, has becoming the longest-reigning character in primetime TV.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Director Matt Pfeiffer tries not to tie it too strongly to an extreme light or dark mood but does keep up a snappy pace, plays most of the angriest outbursts for laughs and takes good advantage of the openness of the Playhouse on Park stage area.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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That some might strongly disagree or be offended by what the speaker says does not silence the speaker.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking vigorously after each addition.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
14 Apr. 2026
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For vegetable gardens and vigorously growing annuals, choose a nitrogen-heavy fertilizer labeled 10-10-10.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The question is whether they will be established peacefully before the scramble begins, or contentiously — possibly violently — after the fact.—
Antony Davies,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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As my photos of his shocking, horrific accident show, in an instant Stevens’ dragster turned sideways, crossed the center line, veered back towards the protective wall along the right side of the track and crashed violently into it.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Kaori’s mother vehemently denied that her fiancé was the target, and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez partially walked that back Tuesday when announcing grand jury indictments against the two suspects.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Bambaataa has vehemently denied those allegations.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But the explosive anger, vicious vendettas, and festering class resentments expressed so powerfully in season one remain.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
16 Apr. 2026
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And why do their efforts resonate so powerfully today?—
Stephanie Bai,
The Atlantic,
12 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Markets are firmly optimistic and investors would hope the stock rally does not be derailed by geopolitics.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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At 36, Rory McIlroy has firmly established himself among golf’s modern greats.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Robustly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robustly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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