as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
a settler stoutly defending his right to be on the land
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Schwarz explained many reasons why the Maryland Ornithological Society is strongly against the legislation.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
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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.—
arkansasonline.com,
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23 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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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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Martin’s work has taken on a furious pace in the past few months amid the Trump administration’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion protocols and health, welfare and Medicaid cuts that will fall hard on vulnerable Black Americans.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Stoutly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoutly. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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