as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
the crew worked energetically to get the parade float done on time
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Recent Examples of energetically
There was also a large contingent of Iranian fans who energetically waved the nation’s current flag.
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Todd Harmonson,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
When stewardship of the program passed to my colleagues and me, our responsibility was to expand energetically into a new age of media technology while preserving the values our audience expects.
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Joanna Ossinger,laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
We are energetically drawn to and away from different things at various points in our lives.
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Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
The crowd also reacted energetically to questions about Kansas City barbecue and a call for Congress to pass the SAVE Act, a bill that would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.
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Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
Yet being alive means more than energetically embracing the moment.
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Jay Weissberg,
Variety,
14 May 2026
The retina is one of the body’s most energetically expensive tissues.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
13 May 2026
And the queen’s violent enforcement of her dominance is energetically costly and can lead to injuries, according to the researchers.
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Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
15 Apr. 2026
The unanticipated consequences of transformational change are energetically explored in Jude’s films.
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Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Todd Harmonson,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
When stewardship of the program passed to my colleagues and me, our responsibility was to expand energetically into a new age of media technology while preserving the values our audience expects.
—
Joanna Ossinger,laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
We are energetically drawn to and away from different things at various points in our lives.
—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
The crowd also reacted energetically to questions about Kansas City barbecue and a call for Congress to pass the SAVE Act, a bill that would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.
—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
Yet being alive means more than energetically embracing the moment.
—
Jay Weissberg,
Variety,
14 May 2026
The retina is one of the body’s most energetically expensive tissues.
—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
13 May 2026
And the queen’s violent enforcement of her dominance is energetically costly and can lead to injuries, according to the researchers.
—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
15 Apr. 2026
The unanticipated consequences of transformational change are energetically explored in Jude’s films.
—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for energetically
Adverb
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Even with global unemployment at historically low levels, fewer than one in four workers strongly believe their job is safe from being eliminated, according to ADP Research.
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The difference between these two measurements gives the exciton binding energy, a key quantity that determines how strongly the electron and hole remain bound together.
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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.
Adverb
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The International Rescue Committee estimates that there are 118 million people worldwide who have been forcibly displaced this year alone.
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Meanwhile, videos also circulate of men on Russian streets being forcibly press-ganged into the army.
Adverb
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Tom Hanks is the Army Ranger captain who takes his men on a powerfully emotional quest to find a missing private (Matt Damon).
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Social cues about which behaviors are admired, accepted or quietly corrected can shape conduct more powerfully than any training program.
Adverb
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But the coverage is administered by commercial insurance companies, which compete fiercely with one another for the business of about 56 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in drug plans.
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Not one belonging to Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy), one of the WSB’s most promising young agents, but her fiercely protective mother, Carly Spencer (Laura Wright).
Adverb
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Burnout, by contrast, is a harder reason for many owners to say out loud, especially when the business is still healthy, and the outward signs of success remain firmly in place.
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Meloni was firmly in the fold at a late June meeting in Berlin with the leaders of Germany, France, Britain and Poland.
Adverb
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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.
Adverb
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Buying a first home has never been harder Are first-time home buyers a vanishing breed?
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So that’s kind of hard, because last year was a big year for, like, health-wise for my wife.
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“Energetically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/energetically. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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