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Recent Examples of steadfastly
Sliwa, the colorful founder of the Guardian Angels crime patrol group, has steadfastly refused calls to drop out from both Cuomo and his supporters.
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Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
For years, pro-Beijing lawmakers in Hong Kong have been steadfastly in support of the government.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, meanwhile, has steadfastly maintained that Trump could have easily avoided a shutdown.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
No matter how much football is sanitised, or how much is taken away from us, chants remain something that steadfastly belong to us.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
But the Pennsylvania senator has steadfastly declined entreaties to leave the Democratic Party.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
Everyone had been rooting for me and cheering for me and supporting me so steadfastly.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
From the start, Cédric has steadfastly maintained his innocence.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Charlie glanced at Don, who was steadfastly ignoring the situation.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
For years, pro-Beijing lawmakers in Hong Kong have been steadfastly in support of the government.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, meanwhile, has steadfastly maintained that Trump could have easily avoided a shutdown.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
No matter how much football is sanitised, or how much is taken away from us, chants remain something that steadfastly belong to us.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
But the Pennsylvania senator has steadfastly declined entreaties to leave the Democratic Party.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
Everyone had been rooting for me and cheering for me and supporting me so steadfastly.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
From the start, Cédric has steadfastly maintained his innocence.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Charlie glanced at Don, who was steadfastly ignoring the situation.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steadfastly
Adverb
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This article is being continuously updated.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 2025
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These refugees were overwhelmingly keen to return to their old homes—a right recognized by the UN in General Assembly Resolution 194 but continuously denied by Israel.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 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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As Border patrol arrested one individual, who actively resisted arrest, pepper spray was deployed spray to deter the agitator and disperse the crowd.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Senators are actively discussing a deal that would reopen the government, including hashing out a new stopgap funding bill that would last at least until December — and possibly beyond.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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He was booed vigorously during pregame introductions Monday and is certain to get booed during every at-bat at Dodger Stadium.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 Oct. 2025
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Naroditsky, whose cause of death has not been made public, had vigorously denied cheating, and other chess champions agreed the claims were baseless.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But the Houston Police Department and Mayor Whitmire have vehemently refuted the serial killer conspiracy theories and insist the deaths aren’t connected.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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With the most to lose, pretty much the entire city council is vehemently opposed.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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And sure enough, the book offers an unremittingly bleak narrative.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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This was Sunderland’s big day and, unlike the unremittingly bleak goodbye to this level in 2016-17, there is early cause to believe a very different club can enjoy very different fortunes back in the Premier League.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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But the unrelentingly positive energy, like the inflated compliment culture of Hollywood as a whole, begins to grate.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This office will zealously pursue justice to the fullest extent of the law to protect our vulnerable adults and their families from such an atrocity.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Al-Sistani’s patience during the early months of the occupation kept Iraqi Shia from zealously fighting the Americans.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Steadfastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steadfastly. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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