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Recent Examples of vehemently
Patel, who has vehemently denied the outlet’s reporting, has since sued The Atlantic in a $250 million defamation lawsuit.
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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
Attorneys representing the Flores family vehemently asserted their clients’ innocence, repeatedly citing a lack of eyewitnesses and evidence.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 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
Philosophers, in general, are used to disagreeing vehemently in the classroom and then gathering over a beer.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
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
Attorneys representing the Flores family vehemently asserted their clients’ innocence, repeatedly citing a lack of eyewitnesses and evidence.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 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
Philosophers, in general, are used to disagreeing vehemently in the classroom and then gathering over a beer.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vehemently
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The White House did not respond to questions about how vigorously Trump would press for Lai's release.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Fox News and OutKick have previously reported that the NFL would also vigorously defend its antitrust exemption amid a Justice Department probe.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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Dark Sky International now recognizes more than 200 dark sky places across 22 countries, certifying destinations that actively protect night skies and reduce artificial light pollution through local ordinances and lighting retrofits.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2026
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Reduce heat to 350° and continue to bake until filling is actively bubbling through the center and biscuits are deep golden brown, 50–65 minutes more.—
Claire Saffitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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And the queen’s violent enforcement of her dominance is energetically costly and can lead to injuries, according to the researchers.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
15 Apr. 2026
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The unanticipated consequences of transformational change are energetically explored in Jude’s films.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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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 play’s focus is resolutely on the impoverished rural family of women who fall under this ambitious bluesman’s influence in the rural Georgia of the 1930s, writes Chris Jones.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Levy and Atlan-Jackson say that while the group remains resolutely pro-theatrical release, the Netflix deal made sense.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
12 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
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The interview ends, and Mbappé is briskly presented with a pile of Real Madrid shirts to be signed.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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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 18 May. 2026.
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