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
Caltrans strongly urged drivers to stay away from Interstate 80 near the closure during the entire weekend, with delays expected across the South of Market and Mission Bay neighborhoods, along with surrounding corridors.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The composition of species shifted strongly from north to south.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Circumstances, perhaps even the law of averages, strongly point to at least one big player leaving this summer, and quite possibly more.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The team found that small differences in how atoms are arranged in a crystalline lattice can strongly affect superconductivity.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The composition of species shifted strongly from north to south.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Circumstances, perhaps even the law of averages, strongly point to at least one big player leaving this summer, and quite possibly more.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The team found that small differences in how atoms are arranged in a crystalline lattice can strongly affect superconductivity.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strongly
Adverb
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Beat the eggs vigorously with the dinner fork for about 30 seconds and about 40 strokes.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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Although it's not considered invasive, star jasmine does grow vigorously, and can quickly creep up your home's structure or wrap itself around trees and other surrounding plants if not regularly pruned.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Such assurances provide little comfort to the relatives, friends and colleagues of those forcibly vanished.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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The indictment includes the conspiracy count, which carries a maximum sentence of six years in federal prison, as well as several other counts of forcibly impeding a federal officer, each punishable by up to one year in federal prison.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Since her fairy tale transition from Hollywood actress to Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle has firmly established herself as a modern fashion icon.—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
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The fest, which was launched in 2017 by Egyptian telecom billionaire Naguib Sawiris — whose brother Samih built the El Gouna resort — has had its ups and downs, but is now firmly on the international map.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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This was not to be confused with the Ulster Volunteer Force or the Ulster Defence Association, both terrorist organizations that vehemently favored the link with Britain.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Baldoni has vehemently denied Lively’s claims.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Now that all 16 episodes of the series are available to stream, Mo is a fast, funny, and fiercely important watch.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Apr. 2026
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Doing it all in a Twins jersey made the achievement even more special to the fiercely loyal center fielder.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Spatial disorientation occurs when sensory information from the inner ear provides a powerfully misleading sensation of up and down.—
Jeff Wise,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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Symmetry, repetition, and radial balance are powerfully pleasing principles in human perception.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Third baseman Matt Chapman charged hard and fielded the ball, but the ball popped out of his glove on the exchange.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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No baseball community dies harder, without reward, than the Rockies faithful, spring after spring.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Republicans are firing back just as forcefully, insisting the bill protects election integrity without blocking eligible voters.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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The councilmember forcefully condemned the attack in his statement.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Strongly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strongly. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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