muscularly

adverb

Definition of muscularlynext
as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner the driving rhythms and dramatic crescendos of the muscularly played final movement brought concertgoers to their feet

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscularly
  1. strongly
  2. vigorously
  3. powerfully
  4. fiercely
  5. hard
  6. forcefully
Adverb
  • Where Trump gained ground in Southern California Once strongly liberal, Pico-Robertson saw support surge for Trump in the presidential election.
    Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
  • As soon as the film begins, the viewer is made strongly aware of herself—her looking—and of her body, which experiences a vertigo.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of strongly
Adverb
  • Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies, is a woman of strong views, vigorously expressed.
    Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
  • That independence needs to be recognized and protected by governments and society at large, and defended vigorously by institutions themselves.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of vigorously
Adverb
  • Among the standout releases of the year, Wendel White’s Manifest: Thirteen Colonies powerfully blends historical imagery and contemporary photography, exploring the legacy of colonialism.
    Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Johnson, who is six feet three and powerfully built, is at ease with himself in a way that puts others at ease.
    Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of powerfully
Adverb
  • Attorney general is one of the most high-profile and highly anticipated appointments, as Trump has fiercely criticized the Justice Department for prosecuting him and is expected to drastically change its makeup—and possibly push for retribution against his opponents.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Brit made several brave attempts to take the lead while Verstappen fiercely defended – actions from both drivers threatened to venture into the ‘reckless’ category.
    Sam Joseph, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of fiercely
Adverb
  • All of my friends and loved ones—men, women, and nonbinary—live in lowercase, trying hard, screwing up, doing their best, falling short, hurting people, delighting people: the standard human comedy.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Every celebrity’s favorite athleisure brand always goes hard for Cyber Monday, and this year is no exception.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of hard
Adverb
  • Indigenous children were taken from their homes by government officials and sent to these schools to be forcefully assimilated into American culture.
    Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But the emotional arc of the character is less forcefully conveyed outside of the music.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of forcefully
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