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as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
roundly attacked the proposal to raise the state's gas tax
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as in systematically
with attention to all aspects or details
few sitcoms were as roundly disliked as that one
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Recent Examples of roundly
In that second leadership election, he was roundly defeated by Jeremy Corbyn, a veteran socialist whose victory dragged the party leftwards.
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
His lack of rim deterrence has been roundly panned.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
12 June 2026
Conservative parties, including the Popular Party and Vox, have called for Sánchez to step down before a general election due by next year, and have roundly criticized his government’s migration policies.
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ABC News,
6 June 2026
Conservative parties, including the Popular Party and far-right Vox, have called for Sánchez to step down before the 2027 elections and have roundly criticized his government's migration policies.
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CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
His lack of rim deterrence has been roundly panned.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
12 June 2026
Conservative parties, including the Popular Party and Vox, have called for Sánchez to step down before a general election due by next year, and have roundly criticized his government’s migration policies.
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ABC News,
6 June 2026
Conservative parties, including the Popular Party and far-right Vox, have called for Sánchez to step down before the 2027 elections and have roundly criticized his government's migration policies.
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CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Even with global unemployment at historically low levels, fewer than one in four workers strongly believe their job is safe from being eliminated, according to ADP Research.
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The difference between these two measurements gives the exciton binding energy, a key quantity that determines how strongly the electron and hole remain bound together.
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No matter which reform solutions are ultimately chosen to systematically bend the cost curve, there’s a consensus among experts that resources must be better allocated.
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Under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, election officials are supposed to finish any program for systematically removing ineligible voters 90 days before Election Day in federal races.
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Georgia’s most influential dishes could be debated vigorously, but there’s no question that food has been an integral part of the South’s culture.
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Other studio heads, such as Marvel’s Kevin Feige or Warners’ Pam Abdy, are known to get vigorously involved in the post-production process.
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Preparing skeletal specimens for display in museums or for forensic studies requires the bones to be thoroughly cleaned to remove any remaining flesh or soft tissue.
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Mexico completed a thoroughly impressive 2-0 victory over Ecuador to advance to the last 16.
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The International Rescue Committee estimates that there are 118 million people worldwide who have been forcibly displaced this year alone.
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Meanwhile, videos also circulate of men on Russian streets being forcibly press-ganged into the army.
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Goodson explains that pomegranates thrive in warm climates and are widely enjoyed around the world.
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The guest list has been widely speculated about but remains mostly unconfirmed.
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Trump has vehemently denied her claims and disputed the Manhattan civil jury's 2023 unanimous verdict.
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In addition to the draft changes, owners have already proposed a big-league salary cap and floor, both of which the MLB players’ union vehemently opposes.
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Burnout, by contrast, is a harder reason for many owners to say out loud, especially when the business is still healthy, and the outward signs of success remain firmly in place.
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Meloni was firmly in the fold at a late June meeting in Berlin with the leaders of Germany, France, Britain and Poland.
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“Roundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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