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Recent Examples of solidly
Gary and Portage also made a pitch for the Bears, but state officials put the ball solidly in Hammond’s court.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
With Brent crude trading solidly above $100 a barrel, much of the attention has focused on oil prices, but Pouyanné said the crisis is having a much larger impact on product prices.
—Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Golden State, which is solidly in the play-in tournament in the Western Conference with 10 games remaining in the regular season, stopped a three-game losing streak with just its second victory in the past 10 games.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
That helped turn Florida—once the country’s largest swing state—solidly red.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Montana, which has a rich Democratic history, has become a solidly Republican state, though the makeover took some time to complete.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
There are signs of a blue wave moving through Illinois, a solidly Democratic state in presidential contests, where the state election officials report more than roughly 637,000 ballots were cast early and by mail.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Five House Democrats who represent solidly Democratic districts in Chicago and its suburbs are not running for reelection, which has set up fierce fights to succeed them.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2026
The Cook Political Report rates the race as solidly Democrat.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
With Brent crude trading solidly above $100 a barrel, much of the attention has focused on oil prices, but Pouyanné said the crisis is having a much larger impact on product prices.
—Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Golden State, which is solidly in the play-in tournament in the Western Conference with 10 games remaining in the regular season, stopped a three-game losing streak with just its second victory in the past 10 games.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
That helped turn Florida—once the country’s largest swing state—solidly red.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Montana, which has a rich Democratic history, has become a solidly Republican state, though the makeover took some time to complete.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
There are signs of a blue wave moving through Illinois, a solidly Democratic state in presidential contests, where the state election officials report more than roughly 637,000 ballots were cast early and by mail.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Five House Democrats who represent solidly Democratic districts in Chicago and its suburbs are not running for reelection, which has set up fierce fights to succeed them.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2026
The Cook Political Report rates the race as solidly Democrat.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidly
Adverb
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Now, when a ball-strike call is challenged, the strike zone will be rigidly defined based on a batter’s height.—
Juliette Arcodia,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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Handling has been sharpened by rigidly mounting the rear subframe and reworking the Bilstein dampers.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Sunak was soundly defeated in 2024, and Starmer came in on a wave of hope that Britain could redefine its role in the world.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Our global editorial director and US editor in chief Amy Astley sleeps soundly on this medium-firm mattress night after night thanks to five ergonomic zones for support and layers of soft organic natural latex.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Fold your jersey and measure it squarely to see which dimensions work best for your frame.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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His overall talent puts him squarely in the competition to start opposite Toney and Barkate.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Yet their embarrassing 2-1 defeat at Macclesfield, from the sixth tier of football in England, as holders in the FA Cup’s third round in January was not against a team who massed resolutely in their own territory.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Although most of the towns and villages around them are under de-facto Hezbollah control, Qlayaa — like other Christian, Sunni Muslim and Druze communities dotting the bucolic hills of Lebanon’s south — had taken a resolutely neutral position.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Happily, that decision was affirmative and SummerFest steadily grew in size and popularity, much to the surprise and delight of Baker and her fellow board members.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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As people steadily leave, Mill Creek Park still remains fairly busy and energetic.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Wall Street has been determinedly upbeat about the war in Iran resolving in a relatively short window.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Though his injuries were severe, the sailors watched in wonder as the cat determinedly licked his wounds, then got back to work destroying the rats threatening the ship’s food stores.—
Anne Ewbank,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Last season, the Horned Frogs emphatically arrived with Campbell’s familiar ability to recruit and push the tempo and play fierce defense, to the tune of a 34-4 record and a trip to the Elite Eight.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Almost half of the Wisconsin electorate is emphatically negative toward the job the president is doing.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But most Mexican-American families steadfastly refused to send their children there.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Kremlin has also steadfastly denied it.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Solidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidly. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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