as in vigorously
in a vigorous and forceful manner
in the past, the senator has always strongly opposed any suggested increase in taxes
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Recent Examples of strongly
Political and faith leaders strongly condemned the attack at Wednesday's news conference.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 4 June 2025
In many respects, Poland is Europe’s greatest postwar success story, with booming economic growth rates and a robust military strongly committed to NATO.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
The Yield curve flipped from strongly inverted to rapidly steepening within a week of the Fed’s first rate cut in 4 ½ years.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The commission is currently charged with giving final approval for Envision Evanston 2045, an initiative that would increase density that Biss has strongly supported.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 4 June 2025
In many respects, Poland is Europe’s greatest postwar success story, with booming economic growth rates and a robust military strongly committed to NATO.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
The Yield curve flipped from strongly inverted to rapidly steepening within a week of the Fed’s first rate cut in 4 ½ years.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The commission is currently charged with giving final approval for Envision Evanston 2045, an initiative that would increase density that Biss has strongly supported.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strongly
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This Department of Justice will vigorously defend the President's proclamation suspending the entry of new foreign students at Harvard University based on national security.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Maybe the Bali-residing Simmons will even show up in court to press his own case vigorously against that vigorous defense.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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Union Station: From Transit Hub to Cultural Canvas When Osmington Inc. won the fiercely competitive bid to manage Union Station’s retail and programming over a decade ago, Vice President Syma Shah described a profound sense of duty.—
Byron Armstrong,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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In fiercely competitive areas, like the New York City suburbs, where prices are still rising and homes sell fast, properties that would have gotten a dozen offers a year ago now get two or three.—
Ronda Kaysen,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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But now that Malema is on Donald Trump’s radar, the president might push back powerfully on Malema’s links to Hamas and the VBS saga, Max Meizlish, senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
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Perhaps most powerfully, build bridges across differences.—
Marianne Schnall,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Legislators must work hard to protect the Historic Preservation Fund.—
Aaron Marcavitch,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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Similarly, Williams is on the record expressing his desire to be coached hard and welcoming Johnson’s arrival as a catalyst to his development.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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After receiving multiple rejections and no response from Sana, the suspect then forcefully entered her home and shot her.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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Russia has not yet responded, but is expected to do so forcefully.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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“Strongly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strongly. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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