1.
If people discuss, argue, or say something ~, they speak in a lively or angry way, because they feel strongly.
The bank ~ denies any wrongdoing.
= vehemently
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2.
If you are being ~ pursued, someone is trying hard to catch you and is close behind you.
He’d snuck out of America ~ pursued by the CIA.
= closely
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