Hard and Squarely

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Hard adverb - In a vigorous and forceful manner.

Usage example: the wind blew hard all day

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Squarely and hard are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Squarely" instead an adverb "Hard".

Nearby Words: harden, hardship, hardy, hardly, hardness

Squarely adverb - As stated or indicated without the slightest difference.

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Hard and squarely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard" instead an adverb "Squarely".

Nearby Words: square, squareness

This way, the team doesn't have to try so hard to be funny, and if things weren't as hilarious as the previous week's episode, the blame would be put squarely on the viewers' opinions.

Source: Anime / Osomatsu-san
In a game as hard as Jak II: Renegade, the number of difficult escort missions is surprisingly set squarely at 1.

Source: Escort Mission
Hard to say if blame falls squarely on the families, but several families have had to sell the renovated homes because of increased taxes and utility bills.

Source: Reality Show Genre Blindness

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