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strongly

adverb

ˈstrȯŋ-lē

Definition of strongly

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 Our study confirmed that these experiences are strongly associated with greater suicide risk. — Jonathan Wright, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 Mathematicians weren’t able to make much progress; their best upper limit on the discrepancy, achieved in 1998, still depended strongly on the dimension of the problem. — Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 By the end of 2026, Meta expects to start producing at least 20 million glasses annually to meet demand, or perhaps as many as 30 million if the market continues trending strongly. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 Likewise, a professional who identifies strongly with a particular school of thought — in economics, medicine, management, or technology — will tend to unconsciously favor sources that reinforce that framework and discount those that challenge it. — Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strongly

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Whisk vigorously until the mixture is smooth and resembles a caramel sauce.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
First, the safeguards and rules of any legislation governing college athletics must be vigorously enforceable.

— U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of vigorously

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Only when war between the United States and Japan broke out the next year were Japanese schools in Hawaii forcibly closed.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2026
The orders have been a recurring flashpoint in these deals, with legal complaints alleging officials in Equatorial Guinea and Ghana forcibly sent third-country deportees to their home nations in violation of the orders.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of forcibly

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Bally’s, meanwhile, has vehemently argued that allowing VGTs will cannibalize revenue from its 4,000 permanent facility slot machines.

— Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
However, it's been vehemently opposed by the other two parties that make up the government along with Luxon's center-right group National — libertarian ACT and populist NZ First.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of vehemently

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At the same time, the film tells a true story that powerfully illustrates how indispensable investigative journalism is in uncovering historical crimes.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
The hearing in Barrow County court is expected to begin with victims’ families and survivors, many of whom spoke powerfully at Colt’s sentencing.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of powerfully

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The Heat are hard-capped at the NBA first luxury-tax apron due to the machinations required to trade last month for Milwaukee Bucks forwards Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Gotham midfielder Rose Lavelle landed hard with the back of her head hitting the ground in the 31st minute.

— Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of hard

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New York Lawyers for the Public Interest has made this case for more than 20 years, and the state’s evaluation underscores it more forcefully than ever.

— Sakeena Trice, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
But Juan Gonzalez, a former National Security Council senior director for the Western Hemisphere and a key architect of President Biden’s Latin America policy, told me that speaking more forcefully and having more influence are two different things.

— Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026

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