as in forcibly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
shut the door a little too forcefully and broke the glass
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Recent Examples of forcefully
Now, New Hampshire authorities said she was forcefully injected with the drugs and died of an overdose in Keene, New Hampshire.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
Related article South African president and Elon Musk discuss ‘misinformation’ after Trump aid threat
In the past, racist policies forcefully removed Black and non-White South Africans from land for White people to use.
—Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
And while there’s a forcefully rugged menace to Öhrman’s performance, Teodor’s inner life is ever more locked behind a glazed, hollow stare.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
Will that just be a dark undertone of the night or will anyone speak up more forcefully?
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
Related article South African president and Elon Musk discuss ‘misinformation’ after Trump aid threat
In the past, racist policies forcefully removed Black and non-White South Africans from land for White people to use.
—Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
And while there’s a forcefully rugged menace to Öhrman’s performance, Teodor’s inner life is ever more locked behind a glazed, hollow stare.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
Will that just be a dark undertone of the night or will anyone speak up more forcefully?
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forcefully
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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.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2025
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Puffers vigorously flap their fins to carve intricate circular patterns into the sand.—
Ingrid Newkirk,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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Friedmann and Alexander worked hard on that committee to be the voices of unheard prisoners.—
Keith Sharon,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Patricia Mazzei,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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While Patel is fiercely loyal to Trump, his message Saturday was a rebuke to Musk, who has had the ear of the president since the 2024 campaign.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Firefly exemplifies how innovation and responsibility can coexist, even in a fiercely competitive and rapidly evolving market.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Forcefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forcefully. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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