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as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner
dashed madly around the house during last-minute preparations for the party
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as in enthusiastically
in an enthusiastic manner
the young singer has been so madly praised by the critics you'd think she had invented singing itself
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Recent Examples of madly
As Benedict madly searches for his Lady in Silver, Sophie’s story unfolds elsewhere, a heartbreaking, decades-spanning tale about power dynamics and class divides.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
No, these are for the space fans who are madly obsessed with the universe.
—Grace Dean, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Democrats don’t want to rush madly to sign the petitions, which might create appearances that the effort was being led solely by Democrats rather than the bipartisan coalitions that have championed the discharge campaigns.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
During a folklore festival in Estonia, Mahesh, an Indian dancer, and Liis, a local journalist, fall madly in love.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
No, these are for the space fans who are madly obsessed with the universe.
—Grace Dean, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Democrats don’t want to rush madly to sign the petitions, which might create appearances that the effort was being led solely by Democrats rather than the bipartisan coalitions that have championed the discharge campaigns.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
During a folklore festival in Estonia, Mahesh, an Indian dancer, and Liis, a local journalist, fall madly in love.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madly
Adverb
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Two crew members have been recovered while another remains in Iran, with search-and-rescue teams frantically trying to find him.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The robot appears in the film at the info booth at the galactic weigh station as Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi frantically try to catch up with Peach.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
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Dinner was a delicate salad that Joan had made from thirty-seven dollars’ worth of farmers’-market produce, and a fresh pasta from an extraordinarily expensive local business that the residents of the Lower Haight enthusiastically supported.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Asked in separate interviews last week to recount their initial impressions of each other, both guitarists responded enthusiastically.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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And while the legal penalties for the two are wildly different, the results behind the wheel are often just as dangerous.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Nashville broke a three-way traffic jam on Saturday via a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks and the Kings prevailed in a wildly unpredictable, and at times unprofessional, match against Toronto, 7-6 in overtime.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Madly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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