: in a strong manner
moving strongly and quickly forward
: to a strong or emphatic extent
She feels strongly about this issue.
They were strongly inclined to doubt him.
a dish that tastes strongly of cumin
a memory that is strongly associated with a particular song
Examples of strongly in a Sentence
in the past, the senator has always strongly opposed any suggested increase in taxes
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Jim Trusty, Rozier’s attorney, strongly disputed the accusations, saying that prosecutors characterized Rozier as a subject of their investigation and not a target.
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Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
These puzzles, like the horizon problem, the flatness problem, and the monopole problem, strongly suggested that the hot, dense, early state couldn’t be extrapolated to arbitrarily high temperatures and energies.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Spanish-speaking families were also strongly opposed to the public transit option for most high schoolers.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
Camping in an open setting during a thunderstorm is strongly discouraged.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
These puzzles, like the horizon problem, the flatness problem, and the monopole problem, strongly suggested that the hot, dense, early state couldn’t be extrapolated to arbitrarily high temperatures and energies.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Spanish-speaking families were also strongly opposed to the public transit option for most high schoolers.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
Camping in an open setting during a thunderstorm is strongly discouraged.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strongly
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“Strongly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strongly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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