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Recent Examples of emphatically
The chaotic conclusion nearly overshadowed what Gray had done earlier, striking out nine and shutting down the Yankees emphatically for 7 1/3 innings as Boston clung to a 2-0 advantage.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
During the work-in-progress session Brooke emphatically doubled down.
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Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
25 June 2026
If the draw against Spain was viewed as a one-off, this game emphatically reaffirmed the resilience of this Cape Verde team.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The Amazon Essentials Linen-blend Pant—a style that reviewers emphatically call perfect in every way—costs as little as $28.
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Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
There are so many of those reminders throughout this tournament, but rarely will the contrast so emphatically slap you across the face.
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Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
The Fourth of July now, as in the past, should be observed, wherever it is celebrated, truly and emphatically, as a national holiday, and in no other spirit.
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2026
The friendship is there, emphatically.
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Lela London,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Home plate umpire Dan Iassogna called a third strike, but Madrigal argued with the umpire, emphatically slapping his head.
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Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
ABC News,
28 June 2026
During the work-in-progress session Brooke emphatically doubled down.
—
Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
25 June 2026
If the draw against Spain was viewed as a one-off, this game emphatically reaffirmed the resilience of this Cape Verde team.
—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The Amazon Essentials Linen-blend Pant—a style that reviewers emphatically call perfect in every way—costs as little as $28.
—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
There are so many of those reminders throughout this tournament, but rarely will the contrast so emphatically slap you across the face.
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Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
The Fourth of July now, as in the past, should be observed, wherever it is celebrated, truly and emphatically, as a national holiday, and in no other spirit.
—
Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2026
The friendship is there, emphatically.
—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Home plate umpire Dan Iassogna called a third strike, but Madrigal argued with the umpire, emphatically slapping his head.
—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emphatically
Adverb
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The legendary Modrić surely just played his last World Cup match and perhaps his final international game for Croatia.
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The former Crystal Palace right-back has never played in the second-tier Championship but keeping him this summer would surely benefit the club’s push for instant promotion back to the top flight.
Adverb
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On this resolutely French island, the interior showcases Italian classic modernism, with furniture by Molteni and a sculptural Minotti kitchen.
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But on a recent Wednesday at Stanford Medicine’s cancer center in Palo Alto, the boy climbed resolutely into the chair of a first-of-its-kind treatment device, focused for the task ahead.
Adverb
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The few street names in Happy Haven were determinedly upbeat, with Christian undertones.
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Wall Street has been determinedly upbeat about the war in Iran resolving in a relatively short window.
Adverb
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The county has steadfastly avoided taking a position on the district attorney’s freeze request, determined not to blow up a settlement that officials want over and done with.
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In internal messaging to staff, Bunch has steadfastly asserted the Institution’s independence, while not mentioning Trump by name.
Adverb
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The entire plug was on the outside of the pike’s mouth—he couldn’t be hooked too solidly.
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Larkin, 33, pointed to the no-endorsement decision as evidence of momentum for progressive candidates like him, even in solidly red Florida.
Adverb
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Nevertheless, the decidedly pro-Argentina crowd of 70,649 at the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys was eager to see him.
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At its $499 starting price, the Nothing Phone 4a Pro phone offers a premium aluminum build that houses decidedly mid-tier specifications.
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If that’s not impressive enough, it’s made from 100 percent cotton, so you’re guaranteed to sleep soundly all year long.
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Orbán was soundly defeated in the April election by a center-right challenger, Péter Magyar and his Tisza party.
Adverb
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Director David Anspaugh, whose resume includes small-town basketball tale Hoosiers and against-all-odds college football biopic Rudy, sticks rigidly to his sporting underdog formula, only skimming the surface of the David-versus-Goliath encounter.
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The Hurricanes play a rigidly structured brand of hockey that makes the game easier to read and anticipate for the goaltender.
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“Emphatically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emphatically. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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