vehemently

adverb

as in vigorously

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Recent Examples of vehemently Six women allege offenses dating from 1999 to 2009, and Brand denies the allegations vehemently. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026 Yet after the Italian press caught wind of a meeting about a week ago between him and club president Aurelio De Laurentiis, the latter vehemently denied Napoli was for sale. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Mountbatten-Windsor has vehemently denied any and all wrongdoing in his dealings with Epstein. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026 Tucker vehemently denies the allegations, including in a statement to OutKick at the time of the claims. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Funding for Platte County police came to a heated front in a county commission meeting earlier this year where Sheriff Erik Holland and Prosecuting Attorney Erik Zahnd vehemently argued that the law enforcement budget was too low. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026 The assassination was ordered personally by Walter Ulbricht, head of the Berlin Communist Party, as was widely reported at the time, though it was vehemently denied. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 Again, Manson has always vehemently denied all of the allegations against him in each of the aforementioned cases, as well as the initial set of accusations made by Wood that sparked the chain of women coming forward. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026 Defense attorneys vehemently denied the allegations, saying the company’s content moderation policies are robust and freedom of speech has to be considered. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vehemently
  1. vigorously
  2. actively
  3. energetically
  4. zealously
  5. strenuously
  6. resolutely
  7. briskly
  8. animatedly
Adverb
  • The letter warns that any attempt by Alterra to stop paying rent or abandon the premises without resolving its contractual obligations would be vigorously contested.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In experiments plants that are rigidly staked to prevent their movement or that are grown in pots and turned out of sync with the Sun grow less vigorously and have fewer or smaller leaves.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of vigorously
Adverb
  • Nara prizes accessibility to his art and has actively participated in extending his imagery into everyday products.
    — Julie Brener Davich, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Leading prediction market platforms were actively projecting races on X Tuesday night.
    — Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of actively
Adverb
  • Italians are fed energetically with the sustenance of beauty, ease, and joy.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Molecules pooling close to regions that repel water can be forced into distinctive arrangements that are energetically costly to maintain, resembling pieces of a jigsaw puzzle pushed into patterns poised on the verge of scattering.
    — Mike McRae October 13, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of energetically
Adverb
  • Finn — whose gaze is wearily abstracted in one moment, zealously blind the next — is building up a first-rate catalogue of women well past the verge.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In that span, the prevailing public narrative about Simmons shifted radically — from a guy zealously dedicated to rehabbing and the game itself to questions about his desire and dedication.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of zealously
Adverb
  • The two sides have clashed mightily over data centers, which are broadly unpopular with the public and which the No campaign says could make a bid for the streamlined permitting process, something the Yes side strenuously denies.
    — Andrew Graham October 27, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Israel, which has refused to cooperate with the commission since it was established in 2021, has strenuously denied the accusations.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of strenuously
Adverb
  • Nina nodded and looked across the restaurant to watch two tall women, flight attendants, striding resolutely through the concourse, their legs in perfect rhythm.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The time-only two-hander is resolutely Brutalist in style, with sharp, geometric lines, an ultra-thin rectangular case, and bold pops of burgundy.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of resolutely
Adverb
  • After warming up, a person could walk briskly for one minute, slow down for two minutes and then repeat, gradually increasing the faster periods.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • There were starkly arranged a cappella vocals, wistful singer-songwriter tunes for briskly contemplating the boy from last night, and a dance-floor track once intended for Madonna.
    — Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of briskly
Adverb
  • Bindi, now a mother herself, posted a touching video of Steve animatedly describing her birth.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • By the end of our call, Michael Sheen is animatedly sharing stories of his family’s (potential) UFO sightings in south Wales.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of animatedly

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