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View synonyms for staunchly

staunchly

[ stawnch-lee ]

adverb

  1. in a way that shows firmness or steadfast adherence to principle, loyalty, etc.:

    The party remains staunchly left of center, and continues to be rigorous in its defense of its founding principles.

    The mayor is staunchly opposed to a casino coming to her city.

  2. in a substantial or strong way:

    The furniture is staunchly built of wood and steel, beautifully finished and richly upholstered.



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And perhaps most enticingly, at least to employees I spoke with, the network would be staunchly nonpartisan.

He asked to borrow one of their uniforms, and when they staunchly refused, Singh realized that he had run out of all options.

She was staunchly against forming any sort of emotional bonds at work.

Strangely for the staunchly Democratic city, there may be a competitive general election in November.

By the time Brady arrived, the city was a veritable Tetris game of villas fit into a grid of staunchly protected private estates.

It will take more than knocks and a scream to scare us away, Virginia declared staunchly.

Confronted with the evidence, he staunchly denied having used the boat the previous night.

Staunchly the citizens helped the handful of soldiers to hold it.

"It means you'll be our Senator next year," the lad said staunchly, holding out his hand.

Pray mind what is said about making your youngster point the dead bird staunchly, the moment you perceive that he first scents it.

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