muscularly

adverb

as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner the driving rhythms and dramatic crescendos of the muscularly played final movement brought concertgoers to their feet

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Recent Examples of muscularly Above all, Hagwon’s narration is neither muscularly omniscient nor intimate. — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscularly
  1. strongly
  2. vigorously
  3. forcibly
  4. powerfully
  5. fiercely
  6. hard
  7. firmly
  8. forcefully
Adverb
  • Still, the momentum, by his forecast, strongly favors the Democrats.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • What famous physicists thought The debate between determinism and indeterminism in quantum mechanics has split the physicists into two groups that stand strongly by their views.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of strongly
Adverb
  • His views on Europe didn’t always align with the narrative of decline that his MAGA colleagues are pushing so vigorously.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Inside the giant exhibition space, that wearable melting pot was vigorously animated by attendees who had arrived mostly from Japan but also from around the world, all wearing its constituent ingredients in their own particular way.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of vigorously
Adverb
  • Women are typically forcibly sterilized through hysterectomy, tubal ligation, or endometrial ablation, while men are typically subjected to vasectomy.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Trump’s yearly average of removing 380,000 migrants forcibly, rather than voluntarily, is lower than Barack Obama’s average of 392,000 annually in his first term.
    — Alec Dent, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of forcibly
Adverb
  • Roast tofu and sweet potatoes, ruffly kale, a powerfully herby dressing.
    — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In a powerfully compelling novel that brims with the cadences of the Black South, Jones explores the women’s diverging lives while using them as a lens to observe social injustice in language that is intimate, conversational, and musical.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of powerfully
Adverb
  • Rooting it very fiercely in a time period felt like the wrong choice.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The first season of Carrie follows misfit high-schooler Carrie White (Howell) who has spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret (Samantha Sloyan).
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of fiercely
Adverb
  • With nearly 60 murders per day, South Africa has one of the world's highest crime rates, and several of Cape Town's townships are among the areas hardest hit by violent crime.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Eisenkot believes Netanyahu has purposefully made that process harder.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of hard
Adverb
  • This is superbrand-level luxury, with an aesthetic firmly rooted in place and space.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • At Culebra, which opened in April below Lonesome Rose, those roots are firmly planted in Puerto Rico.
    — Amy Cavanaugh, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of firmly
Adverb
  • The attack sparked outrage in Israel, with Netanyahu traveling to the attack site and vowing to respond forcefully.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Videos and accounts surfaced online of individuals being forcefully recruited off the streets.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of forcefully

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“Muscularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscularly. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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