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strenuously

adverb

Definition of strenuously

as in strongly

in a vigorous and forceful manner argued strenuously in favor of easing the academic requirements for participation in school sports

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as in hard

with great effort or determination the IT staff worked strenuously to get the network back online

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Recent Examples of strenuously Fauci has strenuously denied those allegations, arguing the studies Paul cited did not constitute gain-of-function research under federal definitions, which Paul rejected. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 July 2026 In an interview with CNN last week, the female staffer strenuously denied this. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 The company, which strenuously denies the allegations, is part of a sprawling, loosely regulated industry of GLP-1 telehealth companies that experts say has been boosted by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. — Elaine Chen, STAT, 20 July 2026 Roberts-Smith strenuously denied the allegations, saying that five of the deaths occurred during combat and that the sixth never happened. — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026 Publisher Associated Newspapers had strenuously denied the claims. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026 The report is the latest from the world body, which last year accused Israel of committing genocide, using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza and of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank — allegations that Israel strenuously denies. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 Andrew has strenuously denied any wrongdoing regarding their relationship. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 Business groups strenuously opposed them and after enactment sued, a legal clash currently sitting in the federal Court of Appeals. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026

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Gallup found that just 2% of Fortune 500 CHROs strongly agree their performance management system actually inspires employees to improve.

— Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Previous-generation Outbacks were functional but had an unfortunate tendency to look as though their infotainment system had been installed by somebody who strongly disliked both computers and human beings.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of strongly

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Owning several cars, intensively studying both the new and used car markets and testing so many vehicles has taught me a lot about what makes a great automobile.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
The team tested intensively with real drivers in multiple countries.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of intensively

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This is the situation to which Haitians living in the United States are being forcibly returned.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, previously came forward to investigators and reported that they were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of forcibly

Adverb

This person started out diligently highlighting and taking notes.

— Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
From 1908 until his death in 1947, he was largely confined to the property’s main home under specialized psychiatric care, while Katherine lived elsewhere, diligently funding research to find a cure.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of diligently

Adverb

Bally’s, meanwhile, has vehemently argued that allowing VGTs will cannibalize revenue from its 4,000 permanent facility slot machines.

— Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
However, it's been vehemently opposed by the other two parties that make up the government along with Luxon's center-right group National — libertarian ACT and populist NZ First.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of vehemently

Adverb

The plantation economy that developed in the American South institutionalized an intensely extractive relationship with the land.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026
These two exceedingly nimble keyboardists teamed for a rousing take on Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski’s intensely spirited Variations on a Theme of Paganini.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

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