1
as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
roundly attacked the proposal to raise the state's gas tax
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2
as in systematically
with attention to all aspects or details
few sitcoms were as roundly disliked as that one
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Recent Examples of roundly
He was roundly criticized for the prediction amid calls for the city to do more to lower the jail population.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Patrick Mahomes has been roundly criticized for the Chiefs’ 44-20 loss to the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, and it’s gone beyond what happened on the field.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2025
President Trump’s affection for tariffs is being roundly criticized across the ideological spectrum.
—Henry Olsen, National Review, 7 Feb. 2025
In place during the first Trump administration, it was roundly criticized by immigration rights activists and Democrats.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Patrick Mahomes has been roundly criticized for the Chiefs’ 44-20 loss to the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, and it’s gone beyond what happened on the field.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2025
President Trump’s affection for tariffs is being roundly criticized across the ideological spectrum.
—Henry Olsen, National Review, 7 Feb. 2025
In place during the first Trump administration, it was roundly criticized by immigration rights activists and Democrats.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundly
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Schwarz explained many reasons why the Maryland Ornithological Society is strongly against the legislation.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Holness also strongly defended the Cuban doctor program and said Jamaica ensured that the physicians and nurses sent by Havana were protected by Jamaican labor laws.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The reason Trump has acted so quickly and vigorously to eliminate wasteful spending, reduce the size of the federal workforce and deport criminal migrants is to force the courts to deal with the legal issues surrounding the president’s actions sooner rather than later.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2025
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Parnell, Hegseth and others have vigorously defended the sweeping purge despite the flaws.—
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23 Mar. 2025
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Allow the product to sit for up to 20 minutes, then rinse thoroughly.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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The solution is to test AI agents thoroughly to identify any inefficacies.—
Theo Schnitfink,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Palestinians want all three for their future state, and a two-state solution is widely seen internationally as the only way to resolve the decades-old conflict.—
Tia Goldenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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Da Wait, it was released on Tuesday (March 25) on Playboi Carti’s official webstore and widely via streamers and digital retail.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
30 Mar. 2025
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The club’s board have not signed any defenders — when Ancelotti and his staff have expressed their desire for reinforcements in the last three transfer windows — and injuries have bitten hard in that position.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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They and other stocks that had gotten caught up in the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology have been among the hardest hit in Wall Street’s recent sell-off.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Latin American markets, notably Brazil, are fiercely contested.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The Broccoli family, through its company Eon, has fiercely guarded the series for decades.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Roundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundly. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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