stalwartly

adverb

Definition of stalwartlynext
as in courageously
in a fearless manner Rachel Carson stalwartly championed the cause of environmentalism long before it was popular

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Recent Examples of stalwartly Beyond the narrative, the production rests stalwartly on Chidester’s four actors. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026 He was brutally tortured during his captivity and held in solitary confinement for four of the years he was detained but stalwartly refused to provide the North Vietnamese with information. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026 Year by year, under the influence of a movement sometimes known as Free Vermont, the stalwartly Republican state, which had voted for Richard Nixon by a wide margin in 1960, tilted further to the left. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026 For example, the Tunisian Islamist group Ennahda stalwartly defended democracy and helped write a liberal constitution after the country ousted Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011. — Robert Kubinec, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalwartly
  1. courageously
  2. firmly
  3. bravely
  4. manfully
  5. boldly
  6. valiantly
  7. fearlessly
Adverb
  • Roosevelt and Britain’s Winston Churchill shrewdly and courageously led the West in the epic battle against Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan through World War II.
    — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Police say the victim courageously fought for her life and escaped to the breezeway of the apartment, screaming for help as Reyes continued to assault her.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of courageously
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
  • Lew left his mom’s pouch last week and can be seen bravely exploring the habitat, the post said.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Honorable rebels take a stand, work, and sacrifice, even against self-interest to bravely bring about something other than the chaos that naturally exists without applied effort to create something good.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of bravely
Adverb
  • Benji’s father is a volatile patriarch who grills during blizzards and hits him for failing to manfully respond to a classmate’s racist slight.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of manfully
Adverb
  • Enter Flanagan, who boldly set out to reinvent Carrie for the 21st century.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Her account opens with an acute examination of the paradoxes of willing (an example of how boldly this memoir follows its philosophical interests).
    — James Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of boldly
Adverb
  • Even that large scalp of hers still managing to valiantly push up its fine hairs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Those emotions certainly were appropriate following Miami’s closer-than-expected 15-10 loss in Minnesota on Sunday, a game in which the defense played valiantly and Ollie Gordon reached the 100-yard mark.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of valiantly
Adverb
  • Taboo subjects, after all, aren’t limited to just political beliefs, and the Chicks tackle them all fearlessly.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
  • So take the chance to watch this fearlessly brutal movie, featuring a great performance from its leading lady and one of the bloodiest climaxes in horror history.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fearlessly

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