as in vigorously
in a vigorous and forceful manner
in the past, the senator has always strongly opposed any suggested increase in taxes
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Recent Examples of strongly
Although not as right-leaning as other Deep South states, South Carolina maintains a conservative voting pattern and is considered a strongly red state at both the federal and state levels.
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The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Yes, but: Border encounters have dropped to their lowest point in four years, and, Pritzker notes, Harris strongly supports the bipartisan plan to boost border security that Trump helped kill.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Anderson strongly believes the 2020 election was stolen, despite nearly all of the election fraud cases brought by Trump's legal team in 2020 failing.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
The order does not require mask-wearing for anyone beyond staff but strongly recommends it for anyone in a health care setting.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Yes, but: Border encounters have dropped to their lowest point in four years, and, Pritzker notes, Harris strongly supports the bipartisan plan to boost border security that Trump helped kill.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Anderson strongly believes the 2020 election was stolen, despite nearly all of the election fraud cases brought by Trump's legal team in 2020 failing.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
The order does not require mask-wearing for anyone beyond staff but strongly recommends it for anyone in a health care setting.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strongly
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Beijing has vigorously denied those claims, which came to light with the 2015 publication by German magazine Der Spiegel of documents purportedly from US National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Shake vigorously about 25 times, then strain into a chilled martini glass.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Fortunately for Toranaga, he’s got Toda Mariko (Anna Sawai), a talented translator and fiercely loyal samurai, by his side.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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After Trump won, partially thanks to that hard-line border security message, Democrats fiercely opposed his promise to build a border wall and his even more controversial — and loathed by voters — policy separating families at the border.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The facts beat so powerfully upon the memory that the images come back in rather the same way as a film in slow motion.Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
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Wiley’s intervention powerfully imagines an insurrection that might give more power to young Black men, but his equestrian statue does little to reimagine what power means or looks like.Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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While full repeal of the act may be unlikely, an administration hostile to clean energy could divert its unspent funds to other purposes, slow the pace of grants or loans by slow-walking project approvals, or find other ways to make the tax incentives harder to get.James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
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The misconception that working harder could prevent or treat depression may further stigmatize those who are affected and discourage them from seeking treatment.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Body camera video shows an Oklahoma City police officer forcefully taking down and handcuffing a 71-year-old driver after a traffic stop last month.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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There was some disagreement over how forcefully the victim contacted Morrow’s car during the incident.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Strongly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strongly. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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