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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 Last week, Riyadh accused the Houthis of targeting Mecca for the first time since 2017 with a drone that was downed, an accusation the Houthis strenuously denied. — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 25 Sep. 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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Mathematicians strongly suspect that there is a genuinely knotty loop that also has a Jones polynomial 1.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Strip away these one-time charges, and its underlying business accelerated strongly.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of strongly

Adverb

And as direct as the ad is (more on it in a moment), the film goes even harder.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Beshear has also campaigned and advertised hard for Democratic candidate Zach Dembo, who is taking on GOP candidate Ralph Alvarado in the open 6th District seat around Lexington.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of hard

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Flock stands by the accuracy and integrity of its technology and intends to vigorously defend itself in this litigation.

— Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Whisk vigorously until the mixture turns pale and thick like wet sand, 2 to 3 minutes -- this is the espumita base.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of vigorously

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Newsom, by contrast, may need to begin campaigning intensively after leaving office rather than wait for Harris’s decision.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
The pork producers group has also intensively lobbied for legislation called the Save Our Bacon Act, which would overturn the state laws.

— Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of intensively

Adverb

Almost 260 million people need assistance, including over 118 million forcibly displaced — a grim world record — while governments retreat from funding the response.

— Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Some 70,000 of its citizens forcibly crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, on the tip of North Africa.

— Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of forcibly

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Organizations like the American Library Association have diligently kept track of banning efforts.

— Naveen Basavaraj, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
On that day, Skoloda, Pasek, and others had diligently practiced constructing the Norwegian reeve, along with other rigging arrangements.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of diligently

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Lucy’s always been a hard vocalist to classify, intensely emotive but largely separate from the monster-growl arms race.

— H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
The green is equally luscious in texture, made with chicken thigh and skin, but intensely herbaceous, brightened with parsley, cilantro, poblano and jalapeño.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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