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Recent Examples of solidly
In nearly any other place, Wiener would be solidly left.
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Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The three major averages finished solidly in negative territory on Wednesday.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Despite the cemetery’s promise to fix the head solidly on the base, the picture reveals only a tiny piece of rebar that had been keeping it place.
—David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Now, ahead of another national protest, Central Indiana advocacy organizations are preparing for a long-haul movement in solidly Republican Indiana.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
According to the new boundaries, Districts 3 and 5 — previously a lean Republican and a solidly Republican seat — would be combined into a single strongly Republican district.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Both neck shots had hit solidly but had missed the spinal column.
—Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
The outcome in the solidly Democratic district was never in doubt.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Their pitching staff’s production was solidly in the bottom half of the majors.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The three major averages finished solidly in negative territory on Wednesday.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Despite the cemetery’s promise to fix the head solidly on the base, the picture reveals only a tiny piece of rebar that had been keeping it place.
—David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Now, ahead of another national protest, Central Indiana advocacy organizations are preparing for a long-haul movement in solidly Republican Indiana.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
According to the new boundaries, Districts 3 and 5 — previously a lean Republican and a solidly Republican seat — would be combined into a single strongly Republican district.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Both neck shots had hit solidly but had missed the spinal column.
—Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
The outcome in the solidly Democratic district was never in doubt.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Their pitching staff’s production was solidly in the bottom half of the majors.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidly
Adverb
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The setlist for the reunion tour to date has been rigidly predictable, with the group performing the same 23 songs, in the same order, at all the shows to date.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Personalization System – Continuously adapting your approach based on what's working and what isn't, rather than rigidly following someone else's blueprint.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Love looked sharp leading the Packers to 28 second-half points and soundly outplayed his former mentor.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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Cuomo, a centrist, has cast himself as the only candidate who can beat Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist and state assemblymember who shocked the political establishment by soundly defeating the former governor in the June primary.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The late November release should place the film squarely in competition to make the Academy’s Best Feature Documentary shortlist — IndieWire has confirmed Rich Spirit will target nonfiction awards with the innovative film that incorporates a fictional Afrofuturistic storyline.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
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That price places it squarely in the consumer electronics segment, roughly the same as an iPhone 17 Pro Max in China.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Such fallacies are utterly unacceptable anywhere…The Chinese military will continue to take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and security, and firmly uphold regional peace and stability.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Post has resolutely revealed such entanglements to readers of news coverage or commentary in the past, whether the Graham family's holdings, which included the Stanley Kaplan educational company and Slate magazine, or, since 2013, those of Bezos, who founded Amazon and Blue Origin.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This allowed Shpirna to expand the team, improve both the technical and graphical quality of the projects, and steadily grow the studio.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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With neighborhoods steadily growing and more people using city services, Shawnee City Council candidates will have to find a balance between preparing for the future and caring for aging infrastructure.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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For long-haul trips, consider the Southern Hemisphere for a jolt of vitamin D in a rugged, determinedly uncommercial spot, or take a dip in a memorable, albeit temporary, Japanese onsen.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
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Two years on from the attacks, October 7 is an opportunity to recognize that authoritarianism is no longer creeping onward but rather marching determinedly.—
Aviva Klompas,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This week in politics In the hours and days after a Politco exposé revealed the chair and vice chair of the Kansas Young Republicans sent bigoted messages in a group chat with members from three other states, Kansas GOP officials emphatically disavowed the hateful and violent rhetoric.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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But the leading opponent of the tax, the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, says emphatically that Elo-Rivera is proposing an annual tax of $5,000 that would be levied per bedroom.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Sliwa, the colorful founder of the Guardian Angels crime patrol group, has steadfastly refused calls to drop out from both Cuomo and his supporters.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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For years, pro-Beijing lawmakers in Hong Kong have been steadfastly in support of the government.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Solidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidly. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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