penetratingly
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Driving their bodies past the point of exhaustion, they suddenly turn to face us, penetratingly still.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
It is the penetratingly spiritual Estonian composer’s portrait of the City of Angels, with emphasis exclusively on heavenly beings.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2016
“The ANC denied issues of identity,” Xolela Mangcu, a sociologist who has written penetratingly on the new student protests, told me.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 18, 2015
This distance enables both Elenas to write about the theme of “dissolving margins” in a way that is never overwrought, but instead penetratingly precise—revealing a problem that is metaphysical rather than sentimental.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2015
Elinor looked at him so penetratingly that Meggie wouldn't have been surprised to see a hole suddenly appear in his forehead.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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