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Recent Examples of excitedly
In the video, Munn could be seen holding her little girl excitedly, coaxing her to repeat it on camera.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Palmer excitedly trotted over to Evans, draped her arms on his shoulders and planted a kiss.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Suddenly, one of my students calls my name and points at the sky excitedly.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 15 Sep. 2025
The ex-ambassador also spoke excitedly about the president’s upcoming visit in a recent interview with Breitbart News.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Instead, dogs of all breeds and sizes excitedly gathered before the game to parade around the field.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In a clip viewed more than 400,000 times, goldens Charlie and Mollie stand at the glass walls where the river otters live, staring into the water excitedly, and moving from side to side for the best view.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The three actors were filming a lighthearted scene, shuffling excitedly between a hot sauna and cold plunge, when Reeves’ foot caught on some flooring.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
In several photos Booker shared, he can be seen down on one knee asking the big question, with Lewis responding excitedly.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Palmer excitedly trotted over to Evans, draped her arms on his shoulders and planted a kiss.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Suddenly, one of my students calls my name and points at the sky excitedly.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 15 Sep. 2025
The ex-ambassador also spoke excitedly about the president’s upcoming visit in a recent interview with Breitbart News.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Instead, dogs of all breeds and sizes excitedly gathered before the game to parade around the field.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In a clip viewed more than 400,000 times, goldens Charlie and Mollie stand at the glass walls where the river otters live, staring into the water excitedly, and moving from side to side for the best view.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The three actors were filming a lighthearted scene, shuffling excitedly between a hot sauna and cold plunge, when Reeves’ foot caught on some flooring.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
In several photos Booker shared, he can be seen down on one knee asking the big question, with Lewis responding excitedly.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitedly
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On social media, graduate degree holders will eagerly tell you that Britain’s patron saint is Turkish, its alphabet Roman, its religion Middle Eastern, and its royal family German.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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But for many, Jimmy Kimmel’s cancellation is ringing fascism alarm bells for the first time, and bringing into focus just how eagerly pliable many Americans are.—
James Folta
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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What a magical formula that turned out to be, and for the next 20 years PEOPLE has avidly covered the dance competition, devoting countless interviews to the stars and the pros competing for glory.—
Charlotte Triggs,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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If the client or patient were being avidly enabled by a fellow human, a therapist would almost certainly want to find out why and how this occurs.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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All the Americans present cheered enthusiastically for Cantlay's putt, including LaCava, who celebrated on the green.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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These and similar programs are being enthusiastically embraced by employees themselves who appreciate on-the-job training with a 21st-century flair.—
Craig Costigan,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Kogonada anchored this intellectual coming-of-age story in keenly perceptive images of the city’s buildings, as if seen through Casey’s mind’s eye, lending detailed and specific material reality to Casey’s inner life.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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His response was in keeping with a president who is always keenly aware of the politics of the moment.—
Daniel Bush,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Excitedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitedly. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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