solidly

adverb

Definition of solidlynext
as in rigidly

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Recent Examples of solidly The Cook Political Report deems the seat to be a solidly Republican district. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026 South Carolina is a reliably red state and Graham’s seat was not widely seen as competitive; the race has been rated as solidly Republican by Cook Political Report. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidly
  1. rigidly
  2. soundly
  3. squarely
  4. resolutely
  5. steadily
  6. determinedly
  7. emphatically
  8. steadfastly
Adverb
  • The low block—where teams massed defenders rigidly behind the ball—not so much.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Her rigidly unsentimental mother, however, sees only urban labor and profitably arranged marriage in her future.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 July 2026
Definition of rigidly
Adverb
  • North Dakota's 2024 Initiated Measure 4, which would have effectively banned local governments from imposing property taxes, was defeated soundly amidst concerns surrounding its impact on local government budgets.
    — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • At the train station, a beggar was sleeping soundly on a bench.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Definition of soundly
Adverb
  • Nicknamed Planet Nine and sometimes more generically called Planet X, its existence is hotly debated, but most predictions of this putative world’s characteristics put it squarely in the range of LSST’s capabilities to spot.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
  • Although police have not declared an official motive, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon placed blame squarely on Mamdani’s anti-Israel rhetoric.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2026
Definition of squarely
Adverb
  • But despite interest from the mainstream, Songer remains resolutely independent.
    — Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of resolutely
Adverb
  • In Canberra, budget cuts and bureaucracy, plus the creeping inevitability of World War I, steadily put the project on ice—and as the ice melted, Griffin was removed from the project altogether.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Yet, in the last two years, this sentiment of sheer doom has slowly and steadily begun to give way to a tentative yet very much present hope.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 18 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
  • Few would make that argument more emphatically than Glenn Perry, an All-American swimmer at Cal Poly from 1979 to 1981.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
  • In the metal, the Emira looks low, dramatic, and emphatically mid-engined.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 22 July 2026
Definition of emphatically
Adverb
  • Peterson, now 53, has spent half his life behind bars and has steadfastly maintained his innocence.
    — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • But the state has steadfastly rejected mandatory measures to reduce nitrate-laden farm runoff.
    — Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026
Definition of steadfastly

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