strenuously

adverb

Definition of strenuouslynext
1
as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner argued strenuously in favor of easing the academic requirements for participation in school sports

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2
as in hard
with great effort or determination the IT staff worked strenuously to get the network back online

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Recent Examples of strenuously Regan, never a household name, has become less visible in the campaign after accusations of workplace misconduct that he’s strenuously denied. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Israel, which has refused to cooperate with the commission since it was established in 2021, has strenuously denied the accusations. — Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026 Last week, Riyadh accused the Houthis of targeting Mecca for the first time since 2017 with a drone that was downed, an accusation the Houthis strenuously denied. — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2026 In an interview with CNN last week, the female staffer strenuously denied this. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 The company, which strenuously denies the allegations, is part of a sprawling, loosely regulated industry of GLP-1 telehealth companies that experts say has been boosted by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. — Elaine Chen, STAT, 20 July 2026 Roberts-Smith strenuously denied the allegations, saying that five of the deaths occurred during combat and that the sixth never happened. — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026 Publisher Associated Newspapers had strenuously denied the claims. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026 The report is the latest from the world body, which last year accused Israel of committing genocide, using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza and of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank — allegations that Israel strenuously denies. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strenuously
  1. strongly
  2. hard
  3. vigorously
  4. intensively
  5. forcibly
  6. diligently
  7. vehemently
  8. intensely
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
  • 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
  • The president has continued to vigorously back Paxton throughout the general election, making several trips to Texas to campaign for him.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • His critics interpreted it as endorsing the massacre of Israeli civilians, though Abu Shehadeh and others vigorously denied that claim.
    — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of vigorously
Adverb
  • They are packaged attractively, marketed intensively and intended to displace other food groups.
    — Garrett M. Broad, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Newsom, by contrast, may need to begin campaigning intensively after leaving office rather than wait for Harris’s decision.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of intensively
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  • 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
  • In an update, King said that his investigators were working diligently to learn what led to the death of 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem onboard the ride, and will continue to review the evidence, equipment, and relevant documentation.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Since the dawn of time, the experts tell us, those who got ahead financially lived within their means, saved diligently and spent and invested carefully.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of diligently
Adverb
  • Funding for Platte County police came to a heated front in a county commission meeting earlier this year where Sheriff Erik Holland and Prosecuting Attorney Erik Zahnd vehemently argued that the law enforcement budget was too low.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The assassination was ordered personally by Walter Ulbricht, head of the Berlin Communist Party, as was widely reported at the time, though it was vehemently denied.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of vehemently
Adverb
  • Her intensely blue eyes are showcased at the pull-focus feature of her face.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • And at a time when Microsoft is intensely focused on competing in the AI race, many industry observers wonder how committed the company is to the gaming business, and if Nadella has put Sharma in charge to prepare for an eventual sale or spinoff.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of intensely

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“Strenuously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strenuously. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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