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Recent Examples of steadfastly
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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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
In internal messaging to staff, Bunch has steadfastly asserted the Institution’s independence, while not mentioning Trump by name.
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Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
23 June 2026
But back the duo steadfastly returned to battle.
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Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Some steadfastly believe Oakland would be better served by a council-manager model, including Councilmember Zac Unger — who failed to secure support from his colleagues for a competing proposal.
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Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
The university is steadfastly committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment for every member of our community.
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Adam Sabes , Cb Cotton,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Like pumpkin spice, pickle can be a seasoning, liqueur or scented candle, but its vibe is steadfastly sour and salty.
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Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Khan has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing.
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ABC News,
9 June 2026
The Clippers have steadfastly denied wrongdoing since journalist Pablo Torre first reported the story last year.
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Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
In internal messaging to staff, Bunch has steadfastly asserted the Institution’s independence, while not mentioning Trump by name.
—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
23 June 2026
But back the duo steadfastly returned to battle.
—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Some steadfastly believe Oakland would be better served by a council-manager model, including Councilmember Zac Unger — who failed to secure support from his colleagues for a competing proposal.
—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
The university is steadfastly committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment for every member of our community.
—
Adam Sabes , Cb Cotton,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Like pumpkin spice, pickle can be a seasoning, liqueur or scented candle, but its vibe is steadfastly sour and salty.
—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Khan has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing.
—
ABC News,
9 June 2026
The Clippers have steadfastly denied wrongdoing since journalist Pablo Torre first reported the story last year.
—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steadfastly
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Foley says the dispatch center continuously measures electrical demand and balances it with available supply.
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Security teams need controls that work continuously across data, identity and AI systems together.
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India’s religious and spiritual economy was estimated at roughly $58 billion in 2025, and is projected to grow steadily over the next decade.
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During that same period, housing became steadily less affordable.
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As aides at the Capitol were actively building a stage for the celebratory event, meant to communicate a big cost-of-living win to voters, the president abruptly canceled it.
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Bill Haley, who is currently running for the Sixth District seat on the Jackson County Legislature, said that when complaints began to rise in 2023, schools and other taxing jurisdictions should have actively prepared to absorb the financial impact.
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Georgia’s most influential dishes could be debated vigorously, but there’s no question that food has been an integral part of the South’s culture.
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Other studio heads, such as Marvel’s Kevin Feige or Warners’ Pam Abdy, are known to get vigorously involved in the post-production process.
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Trump has vehemently denied her claims and disputed the Manhattan civil jury's 2023 unanimous verdict.
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In addition to the draft changes, owners have already proposed a big-league salary cap and floor, both of which the MLB players’ union vehemently opposes.
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The hotels in Canada’s biggest city tend to skew either unremittingly corporate or standard bohemian-chic.
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And hammering a prime spawning flat unremittingly will just as surely scatter the fish to find their springtime bliss elsewhere.
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An enemy that was hit hard but remains unrelentingly hostile and is now reaping unexpected strategic gains.
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The workforce’s youngest cohort has been labeled lazy, entitled, and unrelentingly pessimistic by their elders.
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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.
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Its founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, established a religious dictatorship that subjugates the Iranian people under sharia law, while zealously exporting its dogma by force.
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“Steadfastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steadfastly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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