1
as in excitedly
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2
as in actively
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eagerly
Adverb
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The company, all thoroughly drilled in the Sly/Sylvester dichotomy, laughed heartily.—
Timothy Crouse,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025 -
On one hand, building space colonies is advice that multi-billionaire robber baron, Elon Musk, would heartily approve of, but Dr Gee’s recommendation feels more like a stopgap measure to me.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
Adverb
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Quite reasonably Trump’s critics, and surely many who are fans of Trump, are astounded by his conceit.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Soon, though, this early trickle of new titles had turned into a flood, with When Saturday Comes, surely the wise old grandfather of them all these days, first hitting the streets in 1986.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Meta has invested $15 billion into data-labeling startup Scale AI and hired its co-founder, Alexandr Wang, as part of its bid to attract talent from rivals in a fiercely competitive market.—
Ars Staff,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2025
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Evans' version of Steve Rogers is kind, charming, and fiercely principled — the kind of guy who will defend you from alien invaders and never, ever be late for your dates.—
Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
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“Eagerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eagerly. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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