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Recent Examples of decisively
In November, City beat Bournemouth, Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool in thrilling fashion, suffering periods without the ball but striking decisively on the break.
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Marks added that the balance of power has tilted decisively toward bulls over the past several years.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
The Fed’s balance sheet swelled again during the pandemic recession, as central bankers acted decisively to stabilize markets and soften the blow to the US economy.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Acting quickly and decisively to buy bonds in an emergency is much easier than reversing that process once the crisis is over, observed Don Rissmiller, chief economist at Strategas, in a research note.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
The study doesn’t decisively rule out other contributing factors.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Pichai responded decisively, merging the company’s premier labs, Google Brain and DeepMind, to create Gemini, which the company rolled out as a stand-alone product and integrated with Search, Android, Chrome, Google Cloud, and more.
—Andrew Ng, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
The relationship between these two powers shifted decisively in the year 800, when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne, a Frankish king, emperor on Christmas Day.
—Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
In the wake of fresh scrutiny, Charles moved decisively, stripping Andrew, 66, of his remaining titles and forcing him to vacate Royal Lodge.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Sam Lee, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Marks added that the balance of power has tilted decisively toward bulls over the past several years.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
The Fed’s balance sheet swelled again during the pandemic recession, as central bankers acted decisively to stabilize markets and soften the blow to the US economy.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Acting quickly and decisively to buy bonds in an emergency is much easier than reversing that process once the crisis is over, observed Don Rissmiller, chief economist at Strategas, in a research note.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
The study doesn’t decisively rule out other contributing factors.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Pichai responded decisively, merging the company’s premier labs, Google Brain and DeepMind, to create Gemini, which the company rolled out as a stand-alone product and integrated with Search, Android, Chrome, Google Cloud, and more.
—Andrew Ng, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
The relationship between these two powers shifted decisively in the year 800, when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne, a Frankish king, emperor on Christmas Day.
—Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
In the wake of fresh scrutiny, Charles moved decisively, stripping Andrew, 66, of his remaining titles and forcing him to vacate Royal Lodge.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisively
Adverb
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Still, momentum is clearly on Philadelphia’s side.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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What got centered were the perfunctory tasks government defaults to when everyone is stretched thin — checking the legal and regulatory boxes for approval, designing detour protocols, posting the orange signs in the right places and marking the lane closures clearly.—
Andrew Chrismer,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But a second poll in the days after the April 8 ceasefire found that Israelis rated the management of the war by the government — not just Netanyahu — more negatively than positively.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Spurs started the game positively but their intensity levels dropped quickly.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The judges say both dishes are fantastic and definitively better than Carolina Queen’s, and Kristen says Oscar’s dish is the most sophisticated thing he’s made all season.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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Bayer continues to emphasize that scientific assessments have not definitively linked glyphosate to cancer.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But its resilience is self-evident and the past year of on-off war will have conclusively silenced any moderate voices who suggest Iran does not need a robust means of defending itself.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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Prior to Heuermann’s confessions, authorities had been unable to conclusively connect Vergata to the Gilgo Beach serial killer case.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Senior catcher Owen Weber was certainly impressed for Lincoln-Way West.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Timberwolves can certainly relate.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The club’s victorious April surely has the attention of a duo with deep pockets.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Prying him away from the desert would surely take a massive offer, and Diamondbacks boss Mike Hazen likely wouldn’t bite unless Mayer was included in the deal, or if not him then one or more of the club’s top young pitchers.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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This is undoubtedly a public health crisis.—
Eric J. Nestler,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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Struijk will undoubtedly keep playing the goal over in his head, but Leeds cannot dwell on this.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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This summer, if there is to be the type of franchise-altering trade Riley believes possible, Ware almost assuredly would be among the trade components.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Dolphins assuredly are considering many other offensive linemen who did not take 30 visits to team headquarters or visited without their names leaking.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Decisively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisively. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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