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Recent Examples of expectantly
The anniversary celebration was capped by a performance from Paul McCartney, another flourish in a production designed to project confidence in the path forward as Wall Street waits expectantly for Apple's AI comeback.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
The children waited expectantly.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Gilberg considered the question, hands clasped beneath his chin, the traffic outside humming expectantly.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Inside, guests are greeted by the cozy tavern, a cocktail of rustic Adirondack style and modern trappings—the tables adorned in their nightly best, expectantly awaiting patrons.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
The man looked at Schreiber expectantly.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Now Ronny looked up at her expectantly.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
In the clip, Blakely can be seen looking off camera expectantly, evidently aware something is happening.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
The children waited expectantly.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Gilberg considered the question, hands clasped beneath his chin, the traffic outside humming expectantly.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Inside, guests are greeted by the cozy tavern, a cocktail of rustic Adirondack style and modern trappings—the tables adorned in their nightly best, expectantly awaiting patrons.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
The man looked at Schreiber expectantly.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Now Ronny looked up at her expectantly.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
In the clip, Blakely can be seen looking off camera expectantly, evidently aware something is happening.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectantly
Adverb
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On the penalty kick, Olivia Moultrie confidently sent the ball to Lorena’s right as the Current goalkeeper dove the other direction.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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The verdict The JW Marriott Tokyo confidently blends understated style with a sense of Japanese refinement, and the result is a tranquil, enchanting space in the beating heart of one of the world’s most intoxicating cities.—
Stephen Kelly,
TheWeek,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The cosmos has three possible geometries—positively curved like a sphere, flat like an infinite plane or negatively curved like a saddle—but geometry alone doesn’t determine shape.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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Although state legislative races rarely get the national spotlight, Democrats across the country were positively euphoric at the irony of their Republican nemesis being represented by one of their own.—
BILL BARROW,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The stories of people who ate joyfully and in a very inspired way kind of spoke to me the most.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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Her writing process unfolded slowly but joyfully.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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What follows is pure dance, a joyously propulsive, non-stop sequence of duets, trios, ensemble dances.—
Jennifer Homans,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Continuously, some view it more joyously while others see it as a sad event.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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When not giddily tearing apart the rom-com – a key conversation between Charlie and Emma happens in the trope-iest of cinematic eateries, a diner – Borgli asks really major thematic questions with his controversial subject matter.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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But for all its twists and turns, Boston and her cast, writers, and directors never let up on the promise of the show’s title and the skin-crawling sensations the pilot’s opening scenes (of Rachel and Nicky’s wedding and its insane, bloody aftermath) giddily pile on.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2026
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Yet despite that apparent simplification, the trenches themselves were in line with Lee’s exuberantly experimental creative urges; playful, ingenious, complex, and witty.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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For his part, and most fittingly, Valentino creative director Michele will be planting the exuberantly luxe Valentino standard yet again in Paris, January 26-29, at Valentino’s beloved Haute Couture fashion week.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Expectantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectantly. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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