as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
the disruptive passenger was forcibly removed from the plane
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, in a Monday night interview on Fox News, strongly rejected any suggestion that DOGE's work in the Social Security Administration will jeopardize Americans' Social Security checks.—
Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
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No other industry is as strongly associated with one nation as watchmaking is with Switzerland.—
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Puffers vigorously flap their fins to carve intricate circular patterns into the sand.—
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Open, add three to five cubes or a generous handful of pebble ice, seal and shake vigorously for about three to four minutes.—
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Just 6 inches of fast-moving water can forcefully sweep you off your feet.—
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In poking Denmark about his intent to purchase, or even forcefully acquire the island, Trump gave a masterclass in geostrategic chess, saving the U.S. billions, furthering deterring China from staking a claim on Greenland, and improving U.S. national security in the process.—
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Republicans worked hard in recent years to court Venezuelan American voters in Florida, convinced that their party’s focus on law and order and attacks on socialism could win over the fast-growing group.—
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The show leans hard on assumptions viewers across the political spectrum will bring without challenging any one set.—
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But in recent years, investigators have uncovered chemical and electrical cross talk between neurons and cancer cells that powerfully fuel a tumor’s growth.—
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But more crucially, the body is rendered as a consistently fraught site on which identity is fomented and complicated, turning Schimberg’s film into a slyly constructed and powerfully caustic doppelgänger tale.—
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The network's decision to not renew its existing agreement has led to a fiercely competitive environment as different companies vie for the opportunity to broadcast Formula One in the United States.—
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There’s talk of rebuilding their community and fiercely defending their Altadena.—
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“Forcibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forcibly. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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