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Recent Examples of lustily
Tom Cruise sat elbow to elbow with David Beckham; UCLA and Los Angeles Lakers star Kareem Abdul Jabbar got a rousing ovation and Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart was lustily booed.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Helen wept quietly, believing her world had come to an end, while Alice, always comfortable with attention, cried more lustily.
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Charlotte Brooks,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
They were lustily booed at every opportunity.
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Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
One play after a Jalen Hurts fumble — and only three plays into the second half — the Philadelphia Eagles were trailing the Los Angeles Rams 26-7 in their NFC championship game rematch, with an offensive effort that was lustily booed by the home crowd.
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Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
21 Sep. 2025
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Helen wept quietly, believing her world had come to an end, while Alice, always comfortable with attention, cried more lustily.
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Charlotte Brooks,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
They were lustily booed at every opportunity.
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Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
One play after a Jalen Hurts fumble — and only three plays into the second half — the Philadelphia Eagles were trailing the Los Angeles Rams 26-7 in their NFC championship game rematch, with an offensive effort that was lustily booed by the home crowd.
—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lustily
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As a whole, Indonesians—men and women, young and old—cherish children, and welcome them heartily.
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This flowering vine takes a season or two to get started, but grows quickly and heartily thereafter, McEnerney says.
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Frazier eagerly reposted a vile lie claiming Israelis drop bombs disguised as toys to murder children—originally posted by a UK activist facing terror charges for backing Hamas.
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Before long, the crowd joined the thousands of other fans lining up eagerly lining up to have their tickets scanned.
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The cool quietude of Simón’s film—scene after scene is gently controlled and briskly observed—gives way just as suddenly to unruly gusts of feeling.
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Obama briskly entered and immediately apologized for tardiness.
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As aides at the Capitol were actively building a stage for the celebratory event, meant to communicate a big cost-of-living win to voters, the president abruptly canceled it.
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Bill Haley, who is currently running for the Sixth District seat on the Jackson County Legislature, said that when complaints began to rise in 2023, schools and other taxing jurisdictions should have actively prepared to absorb the financial impact.
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Alqasimi speaks animatedly about Alfred Hitchcock’s framing techniques in midcentury films like Rear Window and Rope, and the idea of withholding a complete view in order to sustain curiosity.
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Last season Hustus handled more than 16,000 lobsters all while chatting animatedly with visitors from around the world—and often introducing them to their first tastes of lobster.
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Attempts to organize farmworkers were often crushed violently.
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Taylor and Mortensen have been engaged in a contentious, high-profile legal battle after a pair of investigations were launched by Utah police departments in February into allegations that each acted violently during altercations that month.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the brilliant 32-year-old author, gamely echoed the Declaration of Independence.
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Yet director Philip Barantini, while unable to gamely juggle the disparate plot elements, keeps things amiably brisk.
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Trust is constructed slowly, personally, and protected fiercely.
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Yet the illusion has quickly faded, revealing an appetite for the biggest stage that remains fiercely insatiable.
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“Lustily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustily. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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