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
It’s been strongly speculated that the Chiefs will play in the second game, Friday, Sept. 5, as the visiting team to the Los Angeles Chargers in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2025
Humanitarian groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have used that term, as have many others; former president Joseph R. Biden and the American Jewish Committee, among other groups that support Israel, have strongly objected to this framing.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2025
Smoking and heavy drinking are strongly linked with Alzheimer’s, according to the Lancet report.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 12 May 2025
Bobby is clearly in crisis and their disregard not only comes across as callous but strongly suggests a troubling home life.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2025
Humanitarian groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have used that term, as have many others; former president Joseph R. Biden and the American Jewish Committee, among other groups that support Israel, have strongly objected to this framing.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2025
Smoking and heavy drinking are strongly linked with Alzheimer’s, according to the Lancet report.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 12 May 2025
Bobby is clearly in crisis and their disregard not only comes across as callous but strongly suggests a troubling home life.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strongly
Adverb
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Sperm have to wiggle vigorously to reach an egg, and that motion is key to a clever new fertility test.—
Joanna Thompson,
Scientific American,
14 May 2025
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Research shows that lifting more vigorously results in higher energy expenditure than lifting with less speed and intensity.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
13 May 2025
Adverb
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Union leaders also have fiercely backed Crowley, who was ousted by Bass over, in part, her handling of the Jan. 7 fire that leveled much of the Palisades and killed 12 people.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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With a fiercely exquisite hand, Hung interlaces the rich tapestry of Taiwanese history with haunting meditations on gender and state violence.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The ride powerfully evokes the harsh realities of shipyard life in early 20th-century Belfast, plunging visitors into the sights, sounds, and scale of Titanic’s construction.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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What emerges is a transformational discussion that humanizes the enormity of the climate crisis, powerfully voicing the unspeakable.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
Adverb
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His frustration has been compounded by his hitting a number of balls hard recently that were right at fielders.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2025
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In the second, Minnesota only managed four shots, but did well to get to the net-front and make Jackson’s job harder despite the lighter workload.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Adverb
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Moments later, Diddy sits in a chair, grabs an object from a table and forcefully throws it toward her.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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That was most forcefully articulated by the playbook’s principal author, Russell Vought, who served as director of the Office of Management and Budget during Trump’s first term.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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“Strongly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strongly. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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