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View definitions for decisively

decisively

adverb as in conclusively

adverb as in emphatically

adverb as in resolutely

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The Conservatives were voted out decisively in 2024, after 14 years in power, and lack strong popular support at the moment.

From Salon

Here is a president who dealt with electoral loss by claiming fraud and by instigating his military and civilian supporters to violence, and who has been held decisively to account.

"You can't give root to a democracy without dealing with some of the historical issues decisively," he said.

From BBC

Critics of Bolsonaro, on the other hand, say that Brazil's institutions need to act decisively when under attack.

From BBC

Sinner raised the stakes, hitting his trademark ferocious groundstrokes and pushing Alcaraz back with an improved return of serve, ultimately levelling the match after decisively breaking in the fourth game.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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