as in extremely
to a great degree
fiercely hot weather
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Recent Examples of fiercely
The fiercely local character of the production is bolstered by the ’90s baby’s curiosity about the last three decades of hip-hop/R&B fusions.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Pretty much everyone can reel off the latest dollar-to-peso conversion rates (official and black market), the minutiae of fuel-price fluctuations, and fiercely defended opinions about which past government has screwed things up the most.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Wells now counts among her friends literary superstars like N. K. Jemisin and Kate Elliott, to say nothing of her fiercely loyal fandom.
—Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
The men fiercely contested the extradition order for years, openly criticizing the investigation and the manner of their arrests.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Pretty much everyone can reel off the latest dollar-to-peso conversion rates (official and black market), the minutiae of fuel-price fluctuations, and fiercely defended opinions about which past government has screwed things up the most.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Wells now counts among her friends literary superstars like N. K. Jemisin and Kate Elliott, to say nothing of her fiercely loyal fandom.
—Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
The men fiercely contested the extradition order for years, openly criticizing the investigation and the manner of their arrests.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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The fields of law and insurance are extremely complicated for the layperson, with documents full of terms and concepts that may as well be a foreign language to those unfamiliar with them.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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These functions are easy to compute in one direction and extremely difficult to reverse.John Pavlus, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
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At the bike rental shop, a very large, very sweet German Shepherd greeted me from her dog bed by the counter.Jessica Pierce, TIME, 15 Dec. 2024
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Well, not all of AI, but in the very near future, there will be legislation aimed at protecting consumers from the nefarious use of AI.Shep Hyken, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The actress turned out to have a knack for creating incredibly fun Instagrams, putting her in a pantheon of stars who are just as fun to watch on the super-small screen, that includes Reese Witherspoon, Chrissy Teigen and Gwyneth Paltrow.Alex Apatoff, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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The documentary highlights his global fame, something which has baffled Mackie, who comes across as incredibly grounded, despite his influence.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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That actually didn’t turn out terribly and was surprisingly bipartisan at the end.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Foxx’s health was failing terribly, and his vitals were down.Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
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In the highly divisive political climate of the national election, workplaces were bound to be impacted by employees who couldn't help but bring their politics to the office.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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This rehabilitation program is highly individualized and can include audiologists, speech-language pathologists, educators of the deaf, and your friends and family.Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2024
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It was half-expected after the team landed from Utah at 3 a.m. Wednesday, but the Wild just had no oomph to their game and way too many passengers.Michael Russo, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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But in a key way, this gentle, nonjudgmental lark is timely too.Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2024
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Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly.Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
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The Cardinals are desperately trying to move the veteran third baseman, so a trade would likely come quite easily.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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The oppressed, however, are desperately trying to be heard.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Fiercely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiercely. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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