solidly

adverb

Definition of solidlynext
as in rigidly

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Recent Examples of solidly Carty and Hope came together with the West Indies solidly placed at 92-2 in the 19th over after opener Akeem Auguste made 38 from 58 balls. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 Previously, the 22nd District was a compact, solidly blue seat primarily in Palm Beach County. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 Nasdaq futures are more solidly in the green, led by none other than the chip stocks. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 July 2026 The public enemy is not a character in the drama of the American legal system, which stands solidly atop a foundation of justice, and not arbitrary power and indiscriminate retribution. — David B McGarry, Oc Register, 8 July 2026 Barr is likely to win as the seat is considered solidly Republican. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google quickly responded to DeepSeek with cheaper models of their own, and then the rise of AI agents early this year seemed to solidly put American labs back on top. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 The entire plug was on the outside of the pike’s mouth—he couldn’t be hooked too solidly. — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026 Once solidly blue and heavily Hispanic, District 9 now includes most of Osceola County and part of southern Orange County, extends east to Vero Beach and stretches as far south as Glades County. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidly
  1. rigidly
  2. soundly
  3. squarely
  4. resolutely
  5. steadily
  6. determinedly
  7. emphatically
  8. steadfastly
Adverb
  • Her rigidly unsentimental mother, however, sees only urban labor and profitably arranged marriage in her future.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 July 2026
  • Director David Anspaugh, whose resume includes small-town basketball tale Hoosiers and against-all-odds college football biopic Rudy, sticks rigidly to his sporting underdog formula, only skimming the surface of the David-versus-Goliath encounter.
    — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of rigidly
Adverb
  • If that’s not impressive enough, it’s made from 100 percent cotton, so you’re guaranteed to sleep soundly all year long.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • Orbán was soundly defeated in the April election by a center-right challenger, Péter Magyar and his Tisza party.
    — Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
Definition of soundly
Adverb
  • RayNeo's Air 4 Pro slots squarely into the one-trick category, and that's a good thing.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 July 2026
  • Lin—known as Sequoia’s lead backer of DoorDash, Airbnb, Citadel Securities, and Reddit—said that he’s drawn to industries characterized by regulatory capture, and that Bunkerhill fits squarely in that paradigm.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of squarely
Adverb
  • Japan’s largest studio and dominant theatrical exhibitor — home of Godzilla and Seven Samurai — has also long been, like so much of corporate Japan, cautious, deliberate and resolutely domestic in its outlook.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
  • On this resolutely French island, the interior showcases Italian classic modernism, with furniture by Molteni and a sculptural Minotti kitchen.
    — Sarah Turner, Robb Report, 25 June 2026
Definition of resolutely
Adverb
  • Likewise, Gazoo Racing is steadily building its own ecosystem—its own logo, motorsport programs, engineering philosophy and increasingly, its own products.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The Postal Service has grappled with increasing costs as mail volumes have steadily decreased for years.
    — Stella Canino-Quiñones, Washington Post, 10 July 2026
Definition of steadily
Adverb
  • Poor Frank and Kirsten look on confused, determinedly polite in their insistence that all family members should be welcome.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • The few street names in Happy Haven were determinedly upbeat, with Christian undertones.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Definition of determinedly
Adverb
  • His equaliser against Norway featured another stomping run and sweetly struck finish, emphatically done all by himself.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • Outside its niche following, The Human Vapor is emphatically the latter.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Definition of emphatically
Adverb
  • But the state has steadfastly rejected mandatory measures to reduce nitrate-laden farm runoff.
    — Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026
  • Bunch agreed to that review, while steadfastly maintaining the museum network’s independence.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of steadfastly

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