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Recent Examples of stridently
Still, Democrats stridently argued that Congress needs to assert its role in determining when the president can use wartime powers.
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Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
The White House stridently disagreed with Conley.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 17 Nov. 2025
And Bina remains as stridently anti-Joanne as ever, banning her from the Roklovs’ weekly Shabbat dinner and blaming her when Noah is passed over for the promotion.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
There are plenty of skeptics countering the AI hype machine, though few professional market analysts have done so as stridently as Julien Garran, a researcher and partner at the UK firm MacroStrategy Partnership.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Local stations in the United States used to be divided between scores of independents or small groups, but after decades of the same kind of consolidation that has swallowed up the rest of the media business, companies like Nexstar and the more stridently conservative Sinclair are the top dogs.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Kennedy’s contentious exchanges fit a familiar pattern, with the longtime vaccine skeptic stridently denying statements made in the past when pressed by lawmakers.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Nipping at his heels is the stridently anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany, which has seen considerable gains in recent years in state elections and opinion polls.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
The White House stridently disagreed with Conley.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 17 Nov. 2025
And Bina remains as stridently anti-Joanne as ever, banning her from the Roklovs’ weekly Shabbat dinner and blaming her when Noah is passed over for the promotion.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
There are plenty of skeptics countering the AI hype machine, though few professional market analysts have done so as stridently as Julien Garran, a researcher and partner at the UK firm MacroStrategy Partnership.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Local stations in the United States used to be divided between scores of independents or small groups, but after decades of the same kind of consolidation that has swallowed up the rest of the media business, companies like Nexstar and the more stridently conservative Sinclair are the top dogs.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Kennedy’s contentious exchanges fit a familiar pattern, with the longtime vaccine skeptic stridently denying statements made in the past when pressed by lawmakers.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Nipping at his heels is the stridently anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany, which has seen considerable gains in recent years in state elections and opinion polls.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stridently
Adverb
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Amber Glenn put together an almost flawless free skate in her return to the ice and received rave reviews from the crowd, who cheered her on vociferously after every jump.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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The urbanized communities affected vociferously opposed City of Villages without public facilities.—
Nico Calavita,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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However, a teenager might simply identify sentences and structure, but after several years of living, loving and obsessing over someone with tousled hair, that now-adult might find their experiences affirmed, perhaps even blatantly, through a 178-year-old novel.—
Hannah Benson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Anthony Edwards is a charismatic, hyper-talented basketball player who once posted a blatantly homophobic video on Instagram.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Protesters noisily share their displeasure with ICE outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Building in Minneapolis.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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All of that has, however, been called into question by a new administration noisily remaking the center as partisan and politicizing even renovation and Lincoln.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The local crowd cheered loudly for Brignone, who won gold in the super-G three days earlier and has made a remarkable comeback from a devastating crash in the Italian championships 10 months ago.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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February 19 – March 20 Quiet spaces could call loudly to you now.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In a video captured by a Bee journalist, Sodke was seen boisterously entering the stage at Golden 1 Center to receiver her diploma from Chancellor Gary May while cheering on her fellow undergraduates that day.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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About 150 people attended the meeting, and boisterously applauded when speakers condemned the town’s less stringent rules.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
16 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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It was loved by the students attending — and resoundingly detested by the judges.—
Jim Farmer,
AJC.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Ryan Odom era of Virginia basketball is off to a resoundingly positive start, and even a triple-overtime loss to archrival Virginia Tech has not cooled hopes of competing for a regular-season championship.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Miraflores, meanwhile, is also chock-a-block with great shopping and restaurants, though the rush-hour honking gets louder, and various corners have distinctly different feels, from the very commercial to the quaint and old-school.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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In this sense, the film and its setting are a distinctly Japanese microcosm.—
Blake Simons,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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They were lustily booed at every opportunity.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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One play after a Jalen Hurts fumble — and only three plays into the second half — the Philadelphia Eagles were trailing the Los Angeles Rams 26-7 in their NFC championship game rematch, with an offensive effort that was lustily booed by the home crowd.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Stridently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stridently. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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