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
Trump’s order also called on the Department of Justice to vigorously pursue litigation and legislation to oppose the practice.
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Lea Skene, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2025
Let the products do the work rather than scrubbing vigorously.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
Amazon has vigorously rejected prior union actions, arguing that workers are better served by seeking changes directly with the company.
—Greg Bensinger, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Puffers vigorously flap their fins to carve intricate circular patterns into the sand.
—Ingrid Newkirk, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Lea Skene, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2025
Let the products do the work rather than scrubbing vigorously.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
Amazon has vigorously rejected prior union actions, arguing that workers are better served by seeking changes directly with the company.
—Greg Bensinger, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Puffers vigorously flap their fins to carve intricate circular patterns into the sand.
—Ingrid Newkirk, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vigorously
Adverb
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Sporting responded strongly after conceding the two goals.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
2 Mar. 2025
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With Rhodes strongly favored to decline The Rock’s offer, there was also a possibility of Rock finding his own Manchurian champion to do his bidding against Rhodes.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Jane’s fiercely unforgiving tone was adopted by militant Irish nationalists for whom the famine stood as the ultimate proof of English perfidy.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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In a fiercely divided country, many saw the cutbacks through their own political lens.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The market's recent slump has hit shares of tech giant Nvidia and some other formerly high-flying areas of the market particularly hard.—
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arkansasonline.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Drivers can lean hard on front tires during corner exits, and the rear end plays right along, with nary a hint of unwanted surprises.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Meanwhile, the Trump administration is not actually standing up to China at all forcefully.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Since asking nicely has not worked, the new policy direction from the Trump administration is to ask more forcefully.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Vigorously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vigorously. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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