steadily

adverb

Definition of steadilynext
1
as in continuously

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2
as in surely

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steadily
  1. continuously
  2. surely
  3. frequently
  4. often
  5. repeatedly
  6. regularly
  7. usually
  8. intently
Adverb
  • California enacted a law this year that will, among other things, require manufacturers to continuously monitor every autonomous vehicle on the road and designate a remote human operator to immobilize a vehicle if necessary.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The exact count is continuously updated, with the University of Florida's Election Lab tracking turnout by state and voting method.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of continuously
Adverb
  • Come Election Day, this female rage would surely smack Trump, a rapist, clear across the face.
    Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The central bank will surely aim for a tone of calm, apolitical decision-making in its communications.
    Axios, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of surely
Adverb
  • As with Philadelphia’s Roosevelt Boulevard, the width and traffic speed of state roads in urban neighborhoods now frequently clash with local desires for street safety, quality transit service, and pedestrian comfort.
    David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Psychiatric problems — marked anxiety or panic attacks progressing to temporary psychosis and even schizophrenia-like psychotic illness — are presenting more frequently in emergency rooms.
    Dr. Jerrold B. Leikin, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of frequently
Adverb
  • Airlines often make a bet that not everyone who confirmed their itinerary will show up for their flight — and when the airlines lose that bet, customers pay the price.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Brush piles with enough cover can hold a couple deer, and breeding pairs often shack up in such spots.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of often
Adverb
  • One in 4 Idaho coroners have repeatedly fallen short, according to records provided by the state coroners association.
    Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Pressured by the Wild, the Sharks were a mess at times in their own zone, repeatedly unable to break the puck out clean against a hard-forechecking team.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of repeatedly
Adverb
  • Around 10 percent of the population may even regularly succumb to the sensation, also called hypnagogic jerks in reference to the hypnagogic transitional stage of falling asleep.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Do progressive and centrist viewers return to MSNBC and CNN? Cable-news audiences plunged during the Biden years, in part because the lack of the nonstop drama and crises that characterized Trump’s first term provided less reason to tune in regularly.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of regularly
Adverb
  • Doe Bedding Area Fringes Does usually use the same, or the same few, bedding areas throughout the year.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • His car usually stood out in the parking lot, given his license plate TELL ME.
    John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of usually
Adverb
  • Washington should work intently to cooperate with Beijing to tame rivalry and advance joint efforts to tackle global challenges.
    Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Baker seemed skeptical and confused by Republicans’ argument during Tuesday’s hearing, intently questioning lawyers for the RNC about their primary claim.
    Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of intently
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