strenuously

adverb

Definition of strenuouslynext
1
as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner argued strenuously in favor of easing the academic requirements for participation in school sports

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2
as in hard
with great effort or determination the IT staff worked strenuously to get the network back online

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Recent Examples of strenuously Fauci has strenuously denied those allegations, arguing the studies Paul cited did not constitute gain-of-function research under federal definitions, which Paul rejected. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 July 2026 In an interview with CNN last week, the female staffer strenuously denied this. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 The company, which strenuously denies the allegations, is part of a sprawling, loosely regulated industry of GLP-1 telehealth companies that experts say has been boosted by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. — Elaine Chen, STAT, 20 July 2026 Roberts-Smith strenuously denied the allegations, saying that five of the deaths occurred during combat and that the sixth never happened. — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026 Publisher Associated Newspapers had strenuously denied the claims. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026 The report is the latest from the world body, which last year accused Israel of committing genocide, using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza and of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank — allegations that Israel strenuously denies. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 Andrew has strenuously denied any wrongdoing regarding their relationship. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 Business groups strenuously opposed them and after enactment sued, a legal clash currently sitting in the federal Court of Appeals. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strenuously
  1. strongly
  2. hard
  3. vigorously
  4. intensively
  5. forcibly
  6. diligently
  7. vehemently
  8. intensely
Adverb
  • That so many teams were capable of winning races showed how well the crews performed, especially considering the breeze was again blowing strongly across the Solent, around 17 knots and sometimes gusting over 20.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Star first baseman Bryce Harper has strongly advocated for aggressive trade deadline moves, suggesting the team acquire expensive veterans.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of strongly
Adverb
  • So why is the industry leaning on this argument so hard right now?
    — Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Dubai has been working hard to reconstruct its tourism brand since Iran launched strikes across the Middle East earlier this year, with ballistic missile and drone attacks targeting the destination.
    — Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of hard
Adverb
  • Lederberg and other exobiologists sought funding and support for exobiological research and advocated vigorously for spacecraft sterilization.
    — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 30 July 2026
  • Congressman Miller will continue to vigorously defend his reputation against false and reckless allegations designed to inflame public opinion rather than reflect reality.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of vigorously
Adverb
  • Claude cannot have or raise kids—intensively or otherwise—or possess any insight into yours or mine, or know what your kid wants for dinner.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
  • The lower mowing ranges are commonly used for recreational turf areas that are more intensively managed.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
Definition of intensively
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  • According to Russia’s defense ministry, Russian forces overnight struck down 133 Ukrainian drones over Russia, the Black Sea and Crimea, the peninsula that Moscow forcibly annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • Advertisement Activist Sonam Wangchuk was then forcibly taken to hospital after 26 days of a hunger strike meant to bring attention to protesters’ demands.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 25 July 2026
Definition of forcibly
Adverb
  • The BestReviews Testing Lab worked diligently to prove every claim that Rowenta makes about its product.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
  • Beehiiv has worked diligently to build a broader suite of tools that will help its creators do everything from building website to selling products and services that range from eBooks to coaching to hosting podcasts, among other activities.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 July 2026
Definition of diligently
Adverb
  • Vorbe, his family and lawyers vehemently refute the accusation.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Fauci’s lawyers and his supporters vehemently deny those accusations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of vehemently
Adverb
  • One person is responsible for several interdependent functions, while the consequences of error are intensely personal.
    — Kristin Vance Richards, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • On April 4 they were told to go to a house in unincorporated Miami-Dade, northwest of Cutler Bay, where they were again intensely beaten to the point where one of the victims was bleeding, investigators say.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of intensely

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