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Recent Examples of vehemently
Mountbatten-Windsor has vehemently denied any and all wrongdoing in his dealings with Epstein, and has denied any personal gain from his role as a British trade envoy.
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Both were released under investigation and have previously vehemently denied any wrongdoing.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 19 May 2026
Patel, who has vehemently denied the outlet’s reporting, has since sued The Atlantic in a $250 million defamation lawsuit.
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
The scion of a prominent South Carolina legal dynasty, Murdaugh has vehemently denied killing his wife and younger son since their bodies were discovered in their estate.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Turkey vehemently rejects the label, conceding many died in that era but insisting the death toll is inflated and the deaths resulted from civil unrest.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Players in the past have vehemently fought against a cap-and-floor system for a variety of reasons, many of them economic.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Colorado Treasurer Dave Young also vehemently opposed the bill.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
The sketch ends with Hegseth and Patel both vehemently denying reports about their alcohol consumption.
—William Earl, Variety, 3 May 2026
Helen Regan, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Both were released under investigation and have previously vehemently denied any wrongdoing.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 19 May 2026
Patel, who has vehemently denied the outlet’s reporting, has since sued The Atlantic in a $250 million defamation lawsuit.
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
The scion of a prominent South Carolina legal dynasty, Murdaugh has vehemently denied killing his wife and younger son since their bodies were discovered in their estate.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Turkey vehemently rejects the label, conceding many died in that era but insisting the death toll is inflated and the deaths resulted from civil unrest.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Players in the past have vehemently fought against a cap-and-floor system for a variety of reasons, many of them economic.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Colorado Treasurer Dave Young also vehemently opposed the bill.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
The sketch ends with Hegseth and Patel both vehemently denying reports about their alcohol consumption.
—William Earl, Variety, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vehemently
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The agency is detaining people who are in the middle of applying for legal status, and the Justice Department has directed hard-line immigration judges to deny bail and ICE attorneys to pursue deportations as vigorously as possible.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Israel, home to many Holocaust survivors and their relatives, has vigorously denied the claim.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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This comes after Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, confirmed that law enforcement is still actively investigating the case.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 May 2026
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School officials said the district's Division of Public Safety and school administration are actively investigating and that appropriate disciplinary action will be taken.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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The crowd also reacted energetically to questions about Kansas City barbecue and a call for Congress to pass the SAVE Act, a bill that would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
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Yet being alive means more than energetically embracing the moment.—
Jay Weissberg,
Variety,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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Blanche has reportedly been involved in overseeing the Schiff investigation and butted heads with former Justice official Ed Martin, who had zealously investigated Schiff before being removed.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Its founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, established a religious dictatorship that subjugates the Iranian people under sharia law, while zealously exporting its dogma by force.—
Elan Journo,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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Democrats strenuously objected to the new map, and protesters against the measure filled the State Capitol on Thursday.—
Caroline Linton,
CBS News,
7 May 2026
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Business groups strenuously opposed them and after enactment sued, a legal clash currently sitting in the federal Court of Appeals.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The letters are abstract, philosophical, emotional – and resolutely non-visual.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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In 1988, Frank swept every city and town in the Fourth Congressional District except for resolutely-Republican Dover.—
Jon Keller,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Adverb
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Vidal covers this briskly but omits the surreal postlude in which Hearst had the young woman dressed like a princess in a long white gown and paraded her through New York City to a rally at Madison Square Garden before a reception with President McKinley at the White House.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Vintage styles move briskly on resale sites while new designs are equally as popular.—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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On her Instagram Story, the As Ever founder shared an accompanying video which, according to People, features a voice that’s likely Lilibet’s animatedly speaking towards the end of the clip, as the waves rolled in.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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Mangione wore beige prison clothing to the hearing and spoke animatedly with his defense team.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Vehemently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vehemently. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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