vehemently

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Recent Examples of vehemently Trump has vehemently denied her claims and disputed the Manhattan civil jury's 2023 unanimous verdict. Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 1 July 2026 In addition to the draft changes, owners have already proposed a big-league salary cap and floor, both of which the MLB players’ union vehemently opposes. Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 1 July 2026 Lively also accused Baldoni and his production company of attempting to orchestrate a smear campaign against her, allegations Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios have vehemently denied. Tonya Simpson, ABC News, 30 June 2026 Players are expected to vehemently oppose the salary cap proposal once again. Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Both firms have vehemently denied wrongdoing. Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 There are many American producers who vehemently disagree. Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 26 June 2026 Cuban officials vehemently denied the report. Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 24 June 2026 Photograph by Josh Aronson for The New Yorker Liam Duffy, a sandy-haired senior who served as vice-president of the diversity council and president of the student body, vehemently opposed Kirk. Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vehemently
Adverb
  • The mixture should bubble vigorously and not produce a smell other than the smell of vinegar.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
  • Shake vigorously until chilled.
    Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
Adverb
  • As aides at the Capitol were actively building a stage for the celebratory event, meant to communicate a big cost-of-living win to voters, the president abruptly canceled it.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Bill Haley, who is currently running for the Sixth District seat on the Jackson County Legislature, said that when complaints began to rise in 2023, schools and other taxing jurisdictions should have actively prepared to absorb the financial impact.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Adverb
  • There was also a large contingent of Iranian fans who energetically waved the nation’s current flag.
    Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 16 June 2026
  • When stewardship of the program passed to my colleagues and me, our responsibility was to expand energetically into a new age of media technology while preserving the values our audience expects.
    Joanna Ossinger,Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
Adverb
  • The report is the latest from the world body, which last year accused Israel of committing genocide, using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza and of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank — allegations that Israel strenuously denies.
    Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • The estate has strenuously denied all such allegations as Jackson’s legacy, catalog and assets continue to generate billions of dollars.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 May 2026
Adverb
  • On this resolutely French island, the interior showcases Italian classic modernism, with furniture by Molteni and a sculptural Minotti kitchen.
    Sarah Turner, Robb Report, 25 June 2026
  • But on a recent Wednesday at Stanford Medicine’s cancer center in Palo Alto, the boy climbed resolutely into the chair of a first-of-its-kind treatment device, focused for the task ahead.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Adverb
  • The cool quietude of Simón’s film—scene after scene is gently controlled and briskly observed—gives way just as suddenly to unruly gusts of feeling.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 June 2026
  • Obama briskly entered and immediately apologized for tardiness.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Adverb
  • Alqasimi speaks animatedly about Alfred Hitchcock’s framing techniques in midcentury films like Rear Window and Rope, and the idea of withholding a complete view in order to sustain curiosity.
    Mona Basharat, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026
  • Last season Hustus handled more than 16,000 lobsters all while chatting animatedly with visitors from around the world—and often introducing them to their first tastes of lobster.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026

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“Vehemently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vehemently. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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