steadfastly

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Recent Examples of steadfastly Ballmer steadfastly denies arranging the deal between Aspiration and Leonard, who by all accounts performed no duties for Aspiration. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Ellerup, who divorced Heuermann after his arrest in 2023, steadfastly defended her ex-husband’s innocence during those earlier episodes. ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 But Powell played a critical role at a vulnerable time for America’s central bank, steadfastly protecting its independence, enforcing accountability,brushing aside insults and continuing to work with the administration to avert crisis. Diane Brady, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026 Moreover, though, Stammen will steadfastly make sure his players are rested. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026 The Oversight Committee has been steadfastly working on this, also with survivors who chose to come forward to bring more information. NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026 An alliance of Arab states led by Saudi Arabia had initiated a de facto blockade claiming that Qatar was funding terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State — an allegation the country steadfastly denied. Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 Elephants are among the planet’s most majestic creatures, gentle giants who walk steadfastly through the savannas, forests and deserts of Africa and Asia. Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2026 Madrid, meanwhile, are steadfastly backing the allegations made by Vinicius Jr, who has faced an obscene amount of racial abuse during his eight-year career at the Bernabeu. Phil Hay, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steadfastly
Adverb
  • Jumping from one idea to another, from one flavor of the month to the next, there seems to be no clarity, consistency or essential golden thread to Harry and Meghan’s work, although Meghan, known as the 24-carat master rebrander, is continuously rebranding herself.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • Rather than relying solely on generic large language models, Glean tailors products like its AI agents to each company, continuously ingesting data from across workplace tools, such as emails, chats, documents, and internal tickets, to create a real-time map of how work happens within that company.
    Michelle Castillo, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Adverb
  • While snow levels will initially stay above about 10,000 feet, colder air arriving overnight and through Monday will steadily push snow levels downward.
    Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • Dano, meanwhile, has continued working steadily on both the big and small screens.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
Adverb
  • This comes after Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, confirmed that law enforcement is still actively investigating the case.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 May 2026
  • School officials said the district's Division of Public Safety and school administration are actively investigating and that appropriate disciplinary action will be taken.
    CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Adverb
  • The agency is detaining people who are in the middle of applying for legal status, and the Justice Department has directed hard-line immigration judges to deny bail and ICE attorneys to pursue deportations as vigorously as possible.
    Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Israel, home to many Holocaust survivors and their relatives, has vigorously denied the claim.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Adverb
  • Patel, who has vehemently denied the outlet’s reporting, has since sued The Atlantic in a $250 million defamation lawsuit.
    Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • The scion of a prominent South Carolina legal dynasty, Murdaugh has vehemently denied killing his wife and younger son since their bodies were discovered in their estate.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Adverb
  • And hammering a prime spawning flat unremittingly will just as surely scatter the fish to find their springtime bliss elsewhere.
    John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
  • Appraisal will rely on the extent of your Radiohead fandom and your identification with creature-characters, often crying or cowering with their head in their hands, who are unremittingly sad and ashamed and embarrassed by the barbarism of simple existence.
    Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
Adverb
  • Acker’s work wasn’t unrelentingly serious.
    Paul Hodgins, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
  • Kimmel's come in for criticism in recent months because his show is so unrelentingly unfunny, extreme, and tough to watch.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Blanche has reportedly been involved in overseeing the Schiff investigation and butted heads with former Justice official Ed Martin, who had zealously investigated Schiff before being removed.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Its founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, established a religious dictatorship that subjugates the Iranian people under sharia law, while zealously exporting its dogma by force.
    Elan Journo, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026

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“Steadfastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steadfastly. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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