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Recent Examples of aggressively
Trump has aggressively pressured the Fed to lower interest rates and wants to fill the board with loyalists; his Justice Department is investigating a Fed governor who sued Trump for firing her.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Big Some elite institutions are pivoting aggressively.
—Samantha Walravens, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The exercise comes at a moment when threats and attacks against public officials are mounting, and federal authorities have stepped more aggressively into cities to confront unrest.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
San Diego last year adopted a new general plan, called Blueprint SD, that more aggressively integrates climate goals into growth blueprints across the city.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
But what happens when the person in crisis steps aggressively toward an 18-year-old with a pistol on his hip and limited training in de-escalation?
—Eric Chastain, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
The new leadership moved swiftly to eliminate diversity and inclusion (DEI) programming and gender studies, launch an athletics program and aggressively recruit student athletes — changes that triggered an exodus of faculty, inflamed alumni and reshaped the college’s academic culture.
—Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
After another dismal jobs report, some economists say the Federal Reserve may now have to move more aggressively at its September meeting, with a 50-basis-point cut potentially on the table.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
To gauge the Fed’s economic impact, consider how 10 economic metrics performed when the central bank aggressively lowered its flagship rate.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Big Some elite institutions are pivoting aggressively.
—Samantha Walravens, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The exercise comes at a moment when threats and attacks against public officials are mounting, and federal authorities have stepped more aggressively into cities to confront unrest.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
San Diego last year adopted a new general plan, called Blueprint SD, that more aggressively integrates climate goals into growth blueprints across the city.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
But what happens when the person in crisis steps aggressively toward an 18-year-old with a pistol on his hip and limited training in de-escalation?
—Eric Chastain, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
The new leadership moved swiftly to eliminate diversity and inclusion (DEI) programming and gender studies, launch an athletics program and aggressively recruit student athletes — changes that triggered an exodus of faculty, inflamed alumni and reshaped the college’s academic culture.
—Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
After another dismal jobs report, some economists say the Federal Reserve may now have to move more aggressively at its September meeting, with a 50-basis-point cut potentially on the table.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
To gauge the Fed’s economic impact, consider how 10 economic metrics performed when the central bank aggressively lowered its flagship rate.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggressively
Adverb
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Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection strongly recommends that guests who use wheelchairs travel with a companion who can provide assistance.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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European leaders strongly condemned the drone incursions and demanded new sanctions against Moscow.—
Barbara Erling,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The roots of my family tree are firmly established in the soil of Great Britain.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Plus, the rust-tone orange is vibrant, and the strings on the back keep the cushions firmly in place.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The broader international wine market may be unsettled, with consumption slowing, margins tightening, and producers navigating a landscape full of uncertainty, but Guigal remains both upbeat and resolutely independent.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The $2 Billion Gamble Of Drug Discovery For any executive in the pharmaceutical or biotech space, the numbers are grimly familiar.—
Miguel Llorca,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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What emerges from her lifelong attempts at maintaining personal and public cohesion makes for grimly fascinating viewing, reflected in her public defamations in the media and the chilling private messages of support from her sympathizers.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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While courageously intervening to protect a fellow passenger, he was viciously attacked.—
Judith Y. Kim,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Aug. 2025
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In broad daylight, a group of men on motorbikes can be seen swarming and viciously beating another rider, allegedly for stealing their bike.—
WBFF STAFF,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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After visitors make their way down the 137 steps from the parking lot and visitor center—a journey that is decidedly less pleasant on the way back up—they’ll get their first glimpse of Natural Bridge, a towering structure set within a rocky gorge.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Where Thompson’s performance hinged on a convincing performance of someone decidedly unlike herself, White is mostly playing herself playing Rose (her GG character), this time in song.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The Hurricanes booed savagely on road trips was music to the ears.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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Lean, dark shapes-hungry, savagely eager to pounce upon any food that moved within killing range.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Aggressively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggressively. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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