as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
began to row powerfully toward the shore
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His last album, The Forever Story, came out nearly three years ago, powerfully retelling his coming of age out of Atlanta and onto J. Cole’s prestigious Dreamville Records, and describing how his family has showed up in his life along the way.
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025
No other real-world island so powerfully conjures the horrors of incarceration with the natural beauty of an imperiled world, all in the shadow of a tech industry intent on bending the world into a new shape.
—Emma Sloley
august 14, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
The proud, resilient German Jewish community shared new concerns about antisemitism that has been so powerfully condemned and confronted by German law, policy, and institutions since the rebirth of Germany’s 1949 constitution.
—Susan Greene Pallot, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman’s research shows that people feel losses twice as powerfully as equivalent gains.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025
No other real-world island so powerfully conjures the horrors of incarceration with the natural beauty of an imperiled world, all in the shadow of a tech industry intent on bending the world into a new shape.
—Emma Sloley
august 14, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
The proud, resilient German Jewish community shared new concerns about antisemitism that has been so powerfully condemned and confronted by German law, policy, and institutions since the rebirth of Germany’s 1949 constitution.
—Susan Greene Pallot, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman’s research shows that people feel losses twice as powerfully as equivalent gains.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for powerfully
Adverb
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The Lauderhill community strongly resisted the closure of Broward Estates Elementary earlier this year.—
Natalie La Roche Pietri,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
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The correlations between the policy rate and the most important market rates (like Treasury yields and mortgage rates) flipped from extremely positive (i.e, strongly synchronized) prior to September of last year to extremely negative (moving in opposite directions) almost overnight.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Large, foreign sugar cane corporations arrived in Hawai‘i shortly after and expanded vigorously throughout the second half of the 19th century.—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Cook over medium-high, stirring vigorously and tossing constantly, until sauce is thickened, glossy, and coats pasta, 2 to 3 minutes.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
22 Aug. 2025
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When 25-year-old Amadeus arrives in bustling 18th-century Vienna, no longer a child prodigy and craving creative freedom, his world collides with two pivotal figures: his fiercely loyal future wife, Constanze Weber, and devoutly religious court composer, Antonio Salieri.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Aug. 2025
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Their assemblage resounded with calls for fighting back against President Donald Trump and boisterous camaraderie in the name of winning in 2026. Democrats may be rallying and kumbaya-ing now, but their upcoming primary campaigns will be brutal and fiercely competitive.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Such is the expectancy around Arsenal now, a 1-0 loss to a bewitching free kick, the kind of sudden inspiration that decides a close and claustrophobic game, hit the team hard.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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If individuals using these tools decide that speed and profit outweigh creativity and collaborating with creatives who have worked hard to perfect their craft, then the use of these tools will never showcase the best of what a story can be.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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When JPMorgan Chase put the kibosh on flexible, hybrid schedules this year, CEO Jamie Dimon forcefully defended the move, saying returning to the office five days a week was essential to mentor new employees and foster company culture.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Powerfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powerfully. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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