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Adverb
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Showrunner Bruce Miller says the series is rooted firmly in the television universe fans already know — not a straight adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026 -
For Farah, who says he was firmly convinced by his Age of Disclosure documentary participants, the real-world disclosure movement and the pop cultural side naturally travel hand in hand.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Mar. 2026
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The 49ers’ defense played so stoutly that the Panthers totaled just 230 yards, including 169 passing yards from Bryce Young, who was sacked once, by Clelin Ferrell.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
25 Nov. 2025
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This would include more stoutly discouraging the delusion and possibly being completely upfront and clamping down on it.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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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
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Carreras scored the crucial opening goal, determinedly driving into the box and finishing in an individual flourish that unlocked the match in the 65th minute.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Death would come, as resolutely and unobjectionably as anything that happens in a dream.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Somehow, this insular, resolutely regional album ended up yet another peak in his storied career.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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The models Banks vied to empower so audaciously became her dolls for makeovers and playing pretend.—
Hunter Lacey,
Allure,
16 Feb. 2026
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Launched with financial backing from Entertainment 360, True North will produce and finance audaciously artistic commercial movies built at price points that make sense for the disruptive moment the industry is navigating.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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December 22 – January 19 When charm meets clarity, share it boldly.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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Capricorn December 22 – January 19 When charm meets clarity, share it boldly.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Wilder slept through an entire lunch at Raffles, oblivious to the art deco glamour around him, and during our first food tour in Singapore, Ross carried him—dead weight, snoring—in the 90-degree heat while our guide gamely described chili sauces.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Mayor ad-libbed gamely, the children basked in adult attention, and, as the proceedings concluded, Shapiro-Barnum started to clap.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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Others, like many cactuses, often don’t bounce back as hardily as their reputations.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Spunkily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spunkily. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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