powerfully
adverb
pow·er·ful·ly
ˈpau̇(-ə)r-f(ə-)lē 
: in a powerful manner
She expressed her opinions very powerfully.
: to a strong or powerful extent
a powerfully moving film
a powerfully aromatic dish
a powerfully built athlete
He was powerfully influenced by their advice.
Neither words nor the most detailed painting can evoke a moment of vanished time as powerfully and as completely as a good photograph.—
Beaumont Newhall
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began to row powerfully toward the shore
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Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
By playing the benchwarmers Sunday in order to give the starters what is essentially a bye week, McVay was sending two separate messages, both of which powerfully illustrate what this organization has become in their nine years since returning to town.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Stop-motion animation is a labor-intensive process made with three-dimensional objects, which can give the results a powerfully haptic quality.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Aquarius, the sign of the collective, innovation and rebellion against oppressive systems, pairs powerfully with the number nine’s energy of spiritual ascension and humanitarianism.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Powerfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powerfully. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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