steadily

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steadily
Adverb
  • Implement programs to continuously develop the skills of the existing workforce and adapt to technological changes.
    Dave Evans, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • As of Friday, the space station has been continuously crewed for 24 years, 7 months and 19 days.
    Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 23 June 2025
Adverb
  • The blockbuster has now accrued a total of 18 weeks ruling the list — a number that will surely climb again at the end of 2025.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • And if anyone was naive enough to imagine the U.S.-led tournament in 2026 would be free of such political baggage, then surely the increasingly public proximity of the Trump-Infantino relationship has dispelled those illusions.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Adverb
  • American investors own shares in companies around the world, which means a tax on foreign earnings stateside will frequently be a tax on U.S. earners.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • But Whitlock, acquired by the Red Sox from the New York Yankees in the 2020 Rule 5 Draft, has been badly overworked, as Red Sox starters have frequently made early exits.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Adverb
  • Human smugglers, often linked to drug cartels, have used tunnels, ladders and power tools to cross walls.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 June 2025
  • Those underground markets — often hosted on the dark web — create demand for cybercriminals to steal personal information and then sell that to scammers.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 26 June 2025
Adverb
  • Russian officials have repeatedly raised concerns about escalation and the potential for nuclear fallout.
    Dan Gooding Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • Smollett has repeatedly denied staging the hate crime and has maintained that the attack was real.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Adverb
  • These plates had to be moved regularly as the glaciers continued to retreat.
    Sarah Boon June 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
  • In 2023, a study published in the journal Evolution, Medicine and Public Health found dogs who regularly socialized with other animals were healthier.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Adverb
  • Steven Barter, founder of the clothing line Barriers, usually uses Juneteenth to rest.
    Essence, Essence, 24 June 2025
  • There were usually ten girls and ten boys to start with, but now, as the girls outnumbered the boys, one of us would be gone by tomorrow.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Adverb
  • Throughout the closing argument, Combs nodded and listened intently, either leaning back in his chair or crossing his arms on the table.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 June 2025
  • Macron, seated beside Meloni in the round-table working session with other members of the summit, leaned to his right to whisper a message to Meloni, who stared intently ahead.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 17 June 2025
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“Steadily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steadily. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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