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Recent Examples of violently
Anyone who has been to the West Bank and seen how Israeli security forces and settlers operate and often abuse the Palestinian population will quickly understand why Palestinians are so opposed (and often violently so) to Israel’s presence there.
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Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Afterward, prosecutors said Smith was found to have 1,291 child pornography files, several of which involved babies and toddlers and others that showed children being violently raped.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
The pads began crashing violently, and a familiar soundtrack followed.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
At midday, construction workers, including those building the World Trade Center, violently clashed with students demonstrating against the Vietnam War.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 27 Sep. 2025
Videos shared across social media sites purported to show the quakes violently shaking stores and homes as people rushed for cover.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Some Los Angeles activists violently protested ICE enforcement earlier this year.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
An engineer recently wrapped a chain around a humanoid robot’s neck and violently yanked it.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Garments flutter violently in an invisible wind.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Afterward, prosecutors said Smith was found to have 1,291 child pornography files, several of which involved babies and toddlers and others that showed children being violently raped.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
The pads began crashing violently, and a familiar soundtrack followed.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
At midday, construction workers, including those building the World Trade Center, violently clashed with students demonstrating against the Vietnam War.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 27 Sep. 2025
Videos shared across social media sites purported to show the quakes violently shaking stores and homes as people rushed for cover.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Some Los Angeles activists violently protested ICE enforcement earlier this year.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
An engineer recently wrapped a chain around a humanoid robot’s neck and violently yanked it.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Garments flutter violently in an invisible wind.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violently
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The number of farm operations filing for bankruptcy remains at historically low levels but has jumped sharply this year as a crisis in the agricultural economy drags on.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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The proportion of Americans who believe legal sports betting is bad for both society and sport in the United States has increased sharply over the past three years, according to a new poll.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Tech companies are competing fiercely to build the most powerful AI models, but some investors worry the market is in a bubble.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Deep into injury time, there was an example of Van Hecke’s fiercely competitive nature.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Richards has vehemently denied Glanville's claims.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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When the affair allegations initially emerged, Kate vehemently denied things ever turned romantic with Neild.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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For human rights advocates, Johnson’s reluctance to forcefully criticize Bukele at the time was a sign of his undue deference to the Salvadoran leader.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Porter was stopped by deputies while switching seats with her father during a drive, and body camera footage shows her being forcibly detained, according to her lawsuit.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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Several individuals were seen forcibly restrained.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Testifying for the defense, variety show hosts Ed Sullivan, Garry Moore, and Perry Como vigorously stuck up for the medium that made them.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Other Latin American countries that had suffered under military dictatorships vigorously prosecuted the perpetrators of human rights abuses, but Brazil did not follow suit.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Sep. 2025
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High jewelry has grown strongly, and accounts for 15 percent of revenue, up from 5 to 6 percent four years ago, said Sassine.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, Stein strongly criticized the decision by GOP lawmakers to include a provision in the bill directing the state to adopt an alternative method of execution, in an attempt to restart the death penalty.—
Avi Bajpai,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Small and mid-sized countries that were energetically pursuing Security Council reform have backed off and are waiting for a clear signal of what—if anything—Trump will say about it.—
Richard Gowan,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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That means that those kids had likely been playing energetically and enjoying their toddler life just before getting sick.—
Pia Pannaraj,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Violently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violently. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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