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Recent Examples of steadfastly
In my interview with, Nancy Levine Stearns, founder of Impactivize, a nonprofit journalism project, finds that the majority of corporations remain steadfastly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
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Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
For a show to steadfastly champion such virtues felt revelatory, as did its ensemble of actors who didn’t fit Hollywood’s usual expectations of age, sexuality, or body type.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
For instance, Schultz has steadfastly fought against performing blood transfusions in the field, despite the federal government offering billions of dollars in grants to pay for them.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
But safety and beauty, like dignity and love, are values DeSantis steadfastly refuses to acknowledge.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland, which shares more than 800 miles of border with Russia, had remained steadfastly neutral for decades, including during the Cold War.
—Andrea Mitchell, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2025
Witkoff said the concession that Zelenskyy has steadfastly rejected would be on the agenda.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Five years later, Albert Einstein made the case that light — which had always acted steadfastly like a continuous wave — also came in particle-like chunks of energy.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
And Reid has always steadfastly followed his heart, regardless of any potential commercial consequences.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
For a show to steadfastly champion such virtues felt revelatory, as did its ensemble of actors who didn’t fit Hollywood’s usual expectations of age, sexuality, or body type.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
For instance, Schultz has steadfastly fought against performing blood transfusions in the field, despite the federal government offering billions of dollars in grants to pay for them.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
But safety and beauty, like dignity and love, are values DeSantis steadfastly refuses to acknowledge.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland, which shares more than 800 miles of border with Russia, had remained steadfastly neutral for decades, including during the Cold War.
—Andrea Mitchell, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2025
Witkoff said the concession that Zelenskyy has steadfastly rejected would be on the agenda.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Five years later, Albert Einstein made the case that light — which had always acted steadfastly like a continuous wave — also came in particle-like chunks of energy.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
And Reid has always steadfastly followed his heart, regardless of any potential commercial consequences.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steadfastly
Adverb
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So while cells in a younger person (that were continuously exposed to estrogen prior to HRT) might benefit from a fresh influx of estrogen, ones that had a break from that estrogen bath might react negatively to it.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the last few releases, Apple has added and continuously improved support for external game controllers, added a low-latency Game Mode, and introduced the Game Porting Toolkit, a collection of translation layers that helps developers test native Windows games on the Mac without modification.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Hold for 20 to 30 seconds while breathing steadily with long, deep exhales.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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This trend has been years in the making, with rural hospitals across the country steadily closing, and the overturning of Roe is only accelerating it.—
Atul Grover,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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An affable dad who avoids divisive topics like politics and religion in favor of gentler, autobiographical material that tends to cast him as a well-meaning fool, the Tennessee native is also the rare comic capable of appealing to, or at least not actively alienating, a broad swathe of viewers.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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The United States government has also been actively involved in promoting business engagements with the Central Asian states.—
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Giordano had said the FBI would pursue the case vigorously.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Chip jumped back inside and shook his coat vigorously before heading back to his bed.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Herald readers who vehemently object to changing the Massachusetts flag by a wide margin have allies on the GOP ticket for governor.—
Isabelle Friedman,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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However, an American civil liberties group vehemently denied Bondi’s claims.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This was Sunderland’s big day and, unlike the unremittingly bleak goodbye to this level in 2016-17, there is early cause to believe a very different club can enjoy very different fortunes back in the Premier League.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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This office will zealously pursue justice to the fullest extent of the law to protect our vulnerable adults and their families from such an atrocity.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Al-Sistani’s patience during the early months of the occupation kept Iraqi Shia from zealously fighting the Americans.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Someone who understands their own core beliefs, values and mission—and sticks to them ardently.—
Rob Lancit,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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So my relationship with it had been more verbal and lyrical, and seeing a production that was so ardently about the physical experience of Hamlet… that really left a mark on me.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Steadfastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steadfastly. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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