violently
Americanadverb
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in a way that involves uncontrolled or destructive force.
He struck the table violently with his clenched fist and shouted for more.
Dramatic video shows soldiers violently removing voters from polling stations.
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in an intense or extreme way.
He was violently ill after ten minutes, but soon recovered fully.
We were awoken early in the morning when the house began shaking violently.
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According to this theory, stars above a certain size should explode so violently that they are destroyed completely instead of collapsing into black holes.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
Oil prices have risen since the start of the US-Iran conflict on February 28, often swinging violently in response to the war's ever changing headlines.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
"I went down very quickly. And then the Secret Service brought President Trump down: I would say very effectively - but quite violently," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Fears that AI developers and labs would suck the value out of software, data, legal services and more erupted violently in the stock markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
She held the bowl perfectly still in her lap as the bones within it trembled more and more violently.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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