adamantly
adverb
ad·a·mant·ly
ˈa-də-mənt-lē 
-ˌmant-
: in an adamant manner : with great insistence or determination
They adamantly refused to answer any more questions.
He adamantly denies the allegations.
Although flexible on the subject of research, she adamantly opposes killing animals for food.—
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Eilis, too, adamantly refuses to have anything to do with the baby.
—Heller McAlpin, NPR, 7 May 2024
His political support group consists mainly of sycophants who seek status by riding his popular coattails, while the erstwhile staff of his late presidential office have either now become subjects for criminal prosecution or — if not blameworthy — are adamantly urging against his return.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
The filmmaker would be a poet of solitude if there were poetry in Owen’s life, but his daily existence is adamantly prosaic, even ascetic.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
Ohtani, who during the offseason signed baseball’s richest contract with the Dodgers, adamantly denied to reporters March 25 betting on any sport or paying a bookie.
—Joe Sutton, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Their music may not sound anything like Glass (in Salonen’s case adamantly not), but none of it would have been the same without Glass’ precedent.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The documents revealed allegations that then-Gov. Gray Davis had been accused of seeking help from Nathanson for campaign contributors, something Davis adamantly denied.
—Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Cameron adamantly disagrees, as he's made clear in multiple interviews over the years.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors adamantly denied there was any type of arrangement and said the judge erred in overturning the jury verdict.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Heller McAlpin, NPR, 7 May 2024
His political support group consists mainly of sycophants who seek status by riding his popular coattails, while the erstwhile staff of his late presidential office have either now become subjects for criminal prosecution or — if not blameworthy — are adamantly urging against his return.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
The filmmaker would be a poet of solitude if there were poetry in Owen’s life, but his daily existence is adamantly prosaic, even ascetic.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
Ohtani, who during the offseason signed baseball’s richest contract with the Dodgers, adamantly denied to reporters March 25 betting on any sport or paying a bookie.
—Joe Sutton, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Their music may not sound anything like Glass (in Salonen’s case adamantly not), but none of it would have been the same without Glass’ precedent.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The documents revealed allegations that then-Gov. Gray Davis had been accused of seeking help from Nathanson for campaign contributors, something Davis adamantly denied.
—Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Cameron adamantly disagrees, as he's made clear in multiple interviews over the years.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors adamantly denied there was any type of arrangement and said the judge erred in overturning the jury verdict.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Adamantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adamantly. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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