as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
vigorously shook my hand and told me how happy he was to be there
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Recent Examples of vigorously
Cover and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is frosty, about 20 seconds.
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Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 June 2026
The president was vigorously booed during Game 3.
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Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
My mother poured vegetable oil and vinegar and a packet of dressing mix into a glass bottle and shook it vigorously.
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Literary Hub,
15 June 2026
While in the role of executive director at MAM Rio, Szwarcwald pushed vigorously for structural improvements and those related to fire safety, including the purchase of fire insurance.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for vigorously
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 June 2026
The president was vigorously booed during Game 3.
—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
My mother poured vegetable oil and vinegar and a packet of dressing mix into a glass bottle and shook it vigorously.
—
Literary Hub,
15 June 2026
While in the role of executive director at MAM Rio, Szwarcwald pushed vigorously for structural improvements and those related to fire safety, including the purchase of fire insurance.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for vigorously
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vigorously
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While the city writ large is divided on Mamdani, Democratic primary voters strongly favor the 34-year-old democratic socialist who won in an upset a year earlier, according to Bradley Honan, a Democratic pollster.
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Where assortments were once strongly driven by trends, today the starting point is the customer.
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Officers determined a female was walking north on Soto Road when an unknown male walking south grabbed the victim and forcibly moved her against her will about 20 feet, police said.
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The woman who survived the rape described in a jury trial how Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, had punched, choked, and forcibly raped her at his home near Baton Rouge, according to local TV station WBRZ.
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As in the Assembly on Monday, Republicans spoke vehemently against the taxes but had little chance at fracturing the Democrat supermajority.
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Simmons vehemently disputed the idea that the program wasn’t tailored to specific historical policies.
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By the end of the decade, these issues will be actively and fiercely debated in mainstream society—in the courtroom, on the campaign trail, in the media, around the dinner table.
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The uninitiated might be surprised that Game Changer has amassed a fiercely loyal, very active online fan base.
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The second is silent, perhaps buried in papers, perhaps with their head firmly implanted in the sand.
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Australian defender Cameron Burgess couldn’t get out of the way and the ball was firmly knocked into the goal for a 1-0 US lead in the 11th minute.
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In heat waves, Aid stations could be hard-pressed to manage everyone affected.
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Add liquid ingredients and ice, seal and shake hard.
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During Monday’s meeting trustees forcefully pushed back on the suggestion that there were governance improprieties.
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Rios—amiable, practiced, and forcefully exuberant—took a seat across from me in a bright conference room with ergonomic chairs.
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“Vigorously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vigorously. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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