strenuously

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Recent Examples of strenuously The company strenuously denies his allegations. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 Harrods, which Al Fayed sold to Qatar Investment Authority in 2010, has strenuously distanced itself from its former owner. Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 The promoter, listed in CPS personnel records as a special education classroom assistant at Ellington Elementary School in Austin, has not been charged with any wrongdoing and strenuously denied that the shootings were connected with his party. Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 The Argentos, whose Broadway Stages company is headquartered on the boulevard, strenuously opposed the redesign, as did Lewis-Martin, who advocated inside the Adams administration for the project to be rolled back, eventually resulting in the DOT modifying the plan. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strenuously
Adverb
  • High jewelry has grown strongly, and accounts for 15 percent of revenue, up from 5 to 6 percent four years ago, said Sassine.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
  • At the same time, Stein strongly criticized the decision by GOP lawmakers to include a provision in the bill directing the state to adopt an alternative method of execution, in an attempt to restart the death penalty.
    Avi Bajpai, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Nobody worked harder in practice, and that became contagious to his teammates.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The best curtains on Amazon are hard-working pieces of home decor.
    Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Testifying for the defense, variety show hosts Ed Sullivan, Garry Moore, and Perry Como vigorously stuck up for the medium that made them.
    Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Other Latin American countries that had suffered under military dictatorships vigorously prosecuted the perpetrators of human rights abuses, but Brazil did not follow suit.
    Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Hydrolyzed proteins replenish lost amino acids that intensively nourish and maintain hair in a healthy, balanced state.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Often, the soil was intensively and industrially farmed only a few years ago.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Porter was stopped by deputies while switching seats with her father during a drive, and body camera footage shows her being forcibly detained, according to her lawsuit.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Several individuals were seen forcibly restrained.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Over the course of the series, Heon has been diligently writing down and illustrating each of Ji-yeon’s culinary creations.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Tribal, local, and state law enforcement agencies are working diligently to bring the suspect to justice.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Richards has vehemently denied Glanville's claims.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • When the affair allegations initially emerged, Kate vehemently denied things ever turned romantic with Neild.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The screenwriter, Nora Garrett, has achieved an amusingly florid Hollywood simulacrum—one that tilts into knowing parody—of an intensely self-regarding world.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • At some point, the Cubs believe, those intensely competitive instincts will take over.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Strenuously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strenuously. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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