powerfully
adverb
pow·er·ful·ly
ˈpau̇(-ə)r-f(ə-)lē 
: in a powerful manner
She expressed her opinions very powerfully.
: to a strong or powerful extent
a powerfully moving film
a powerfully aromatic dish
a powerfully built athlete
He was powerfully influenced by their advice.
Neither words nor the most detailed painting can evoke a moment of vanished time as powerfully and as completely as a good photograph.—
Beaumont Newhall
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Examples of powerfully in a Sentence
began to row powerfully toward the shore
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Multimedia artist Alicia Henry, who fashioned modest materials such as fabric, paper, and wood into portraits that powerfully evoked her subjects’ inner lives, died on October 16.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Oct. 2024
Action: Practice in front of a trusted advisor to hear what resonates most powerfully in the fewest words possible.
—Jeanne M. Stafford, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Higher settings produce a near nonstop flow of waves in order to cook food as quickly and powerfully as possible, while lower settings will deliver less (and in occasional bursts) to give the heat time to disperse into the food and limit overheating.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 14 Oct. 2024
The flosser’s sonic technology powerfully eliminates plaque and debris, ensuring a brighter smile and fewer nagging reminders from your dentist.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
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News Desk, Artforum, 22 Oct. 2024
Action: Practice in front of a trusted advisor to hear what resonates most powerfully in the fewest words possible.
—Jeanne M. Stafford, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Higher settings produce a near nonstop flow of waves in order to cook food as quickly and powerfully as possible, while lower settings will deliver less (and in occasional bursts) to give the heat time to disperse into the food and limit overheating.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 14 Oct. 2024
The flosser’s sonic technology powerfully eliminates plaque and debris, ensuring a brighter smile and fewer nagging reminders from your dentist.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Powerfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powerfully. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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