violently

adverb

as in sharply

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Recent Examples of violently Lapcevich tried to confront Heim after the race but was held back by Bryant, who instead brought six team members to do so violently. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Police at the time revealed only parts of Choi’s body had been located, deepening the intense media reporting - and social media speculation - over why the life of a popular socialite had been cut short so violently. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 The latest discovery came a day after another body of a woman who appeared to have been violently killed was discovered near Tembisa township. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 The jury that last summer found Weinstein guilty of violently assaulting Haley inside his SoHo loft in 2006 reached the same conclusion as the initial set of jurors who heard allegations against him at his landmark #MeToo trial in 2020. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026 Across the rugged landscape that has made Yemen famed for its beauty, videos of the fighting over the last few days showed men dying violently on craggy mountains and on barren desert flats. — Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 Bridget fills Lizzie’s mind with stories of powerful, misunderstood women throughout history who violently took matters into their own hands. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026 Without a buffer, the operation swings violently with every external event. — Nilton Bernini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Elsewhere, a gang of highway bandits cons an unsuspecting family into stopping by the roadside, only to violently kill them, burn their bodies, and strip their car for parts. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violently
  1. sharply
  2. fiercely
  3. vehemently
  4. forcefully
  5. forcibly
  6. vigorously
  7. strongly
  8. energetically
Adverb
  • The kind and volume of content being sought are being defined more sharply.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The share of parents who believe their children share their commitment to giving back fell even more sharply to 65% from 76%.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of sharply
Adverb
  • The backlash was swift, and pro-Israel groups fiercely criticized Macklemore, and he was later removed from the rest of Sheeran’s stadium tour.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Carrie follows misfit high‑schooler Carrie White (Howell) after having spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret (Samantha Sloyan).
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of fiercely
Adverb
  • But the more important takeaway is that experts disagree vehemently on each.
    — Geoffrey Irving, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • People knew him as the guy who vehemently opposed NAFTA, who showed up on picket lines, who only wore suits made in Ohio.
    — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of vehemently
Adverb
  • Soenen also wondered whether saying no differently or more forcefully could have prevented the assault.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • As if to illustrate the point, York’s cat keeps forcefully clawing her way on camera.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of forcefully
Adverb
  • Almost 260 million people need assistance, including over 118 million forcibly displaced — a grim world record — while governments retreat from funding the response.
    — Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Some 70,000 of its citizens forcibly crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, on the tip of North Africa.
    — Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of forcibly
Adverb
  • Flock stands by the accuracy and integrity of its technology and intends to vigorously defend itself in this litigation.
    — Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Whisk vigorously until the mixture turns pale and thick like wet sand, 2 to 3 minutes -- this is the espumita base.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of vigorously
Adverb
  • Mathematicians strongly suspect that there is a genuinely knotty loop that also has a Jones polynomial 1.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Strip away these one-time charges, and its underlying business accelerated strongly.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of strongly
Adverb
  • The government once dedicated itself energetically to distributing homesteads or homes.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • One remaining challenge is to make a DNA computer that is energetically favorable, stable, reliable, and doesn’t require intervening tweaks and top-ups to arrive at a result.
    — Mike McRae September 22, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of energetically

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