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as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
roundly attacked the proposal to raise the state's gas tax
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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
Those filings were roundly rejected by judges nominated to the bench by presidents of both major political parties.
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Alanna Durkin Richer, TIME, 20 Oct. 2024
The movie was reviewed pretty warmly while Abela’s performance was roundly praised, with Deadline’s Pete Hammond tipping her as an outside Oscar bet.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
Flores’ family roundly praised the star witness for her testimony and courage, which was central to the case.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2024
Jiang has been roundly blasted on social media in China, but some users have insisted the blame lies with her school and teacher.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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Alanna Durkin Richer, TIME, 20 Oct. 2024
The movie was reviewed pretty warmly while Abela’s performance was roundly praised, with Deadline’s Pete Hammond tipping her as an outside Oscar bet.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
Flores’ family roundly praised the star witness for her testimony and courage, which was central to the case.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2024
Jiang has been roundly blasted on social media in China, but some users have insisted the blame lies with her school and teacher.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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Buzbee vigorously denied any extortion and has vowed to keep fighting.Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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Among other things, he's accused them of deleting evidence, which the committee has vigorously denied.Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Notice that all these recipes—the Veronese, the Venetian, the Mantuan, and so forth—are thoroughly grounded in the what and the where.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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But they were thoroughly dominated Sunday afternoon.Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The potentially massive tariffs he’s floated for goods coming from Mexico, Canada and China are widely expected to eventually push up inflation, which could keep the Fed from cutting rates — or even lead to a hike instead.Bryan Mena, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Bank of England is widely expected to hold rates steady at its final monetary policy meeting of the year on Thursday.Karen Gilchrist,Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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Wilson, 32, made her TV acting debut portraying free-spirited musician Abby, who fell hard for bunkhouse cowboy Ryan (Ian Bohen) in 2023's Season 5 premiere.Bryan Alexander, The Enquirer, 16 Dec. 2024
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He's declared insane, and a lawyer (John Payne) works hard to convince the jury that Santa is real.Sydni Ellis, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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“Roundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundly. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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