as in diligently
in a manner involving great or constant activity
he's been working actively toward the goal of opening his own restaurant
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Recent Examples of actively
These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Aurora also remains actively engaged with agricultural partners, providing long-term support to rural communities even after water rights are transferred.
—Mike Coffman, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Tighter market, less flexibility A higher share of the labor force is actively seeking work compared to last year.
—Victoria Baeza Garcia, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The only element of the film where Del Toro actively hopes to be surprised is the score.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Archie does not yet have a bead on the next location, but is actively looking.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
As the population ages and the number of college students declines, institutions of higher education are actively cultivating a crop of midlife and older students.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Some skiers actively buy socks a size smaller to help avoid this scenario.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
His tone-deaf leadership shows a complete disregard for the human element and is actively harming both American Airlines and the people who keep it running every day.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Aurora also remains actively engaged with agricultural partners, providing long-term support to rural communities even after water rights are transferred.
—Mike Coffman, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Tighter market, less flexibility A higher share of the labor force is actively seeking work compared to last year.
—Victoria Baeza Garcia, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The only element of the film where Del Toro actively hopes to be surprised is the score.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Archie does not yet have a bead on the next location, but is actively looking.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
As the population ages and the number of college students declines, institutions of higher education are actively cultivating a crop of midlife and older students.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Some skiers actively buy socks a size smaller to help avoid this scenario.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
His tone-deaf leadership shows a complete disregard for the human element and is actively harming both American Airlines and the people who keep it running every day.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actively
Adverb
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Within the healthy low-carb diet category, people who most diligently followed that diet had a 15% lower risk of coronary heart disease compared to the least diligent people.—
Barbara Mantel,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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Like Victor Frankenstein, who diligently selects body parts from corpses to stitch together his humanoid creation, the Mexican director carefully assembled his troupe of movie magicians.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Always begin by scraping the frosting into a mixing bowl and stirring vigorously or mixing with a mixer until smooth and creamy.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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Maybe someday those who claim to champion the Constitution will do so more often, more consistently and more vigorously.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In another slightly opposite situation, an actress left the stage and grabbed the cell phone from a member of the audience who was busily texting, totally ignoring the play.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2026
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As part of its international expansion beyond North America and the UK, Substack is busily hiring partnership leads in additional markets like Australia and New Zealand, Brazil, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the Nordics.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Actively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actively. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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