as in excitedly
in an enthusiastic manner
sportswriters have praised this new pitching find so enthusiastically you'd think he's going to pitch nothing but no-hitters
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Recent Examples of enthusiastically
Ada enthusiastically emailed to Epstein in April of that year.
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 May 2026
The Bargaining Committee is enthusiastically recommending our members vote yes.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
As any astrophotographer will enthusiastically tell you, such commitment to preserving the darkness of the night sky is a rare find with any accommodation.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
Thank you to Zhou Taomo for enthusiastically recommending Sharon Hays’s work.
—Literary Hub, 5 May 2026
That spirit is exemplified by Ford, a gregarious hostess who moves through the various groupings of women in a diaphanous full-length blue dress, introducing Godfred to a group of attendees and hugging both first-timers and her OGs enthusiastically.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
After a few enthusiastically affirmative answers, Ringwald shared a carousel featuring pages from Anxietyland.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
In the five-minute work, Pau employs snippets lifted from government newsreels, most notably footage of a swimming contest held at Victoria Harbor in the 1960s showing throngs of Hong Kong citizens launching themselves into the ocean and paddling enthusiastically.
—Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Many subscribers to the old model had become attached to its warm, enthusiastically agreeable tone and complained at the loss of their ingratiating robotic companion.
—Cody Turner, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 May 2026
The Bargaining Committee is enthusiastically recommending our members vote yes.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
As any astrophotographer will enthusiastically tell you, such commitment to preserving the darkness of the night sky is a rare find with any accommodation.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
Thank you to Zhou Taomo for enthusiastically recommending Sharon Hays’s work.
—Literary Hub, 5 May 2026
That spirit is exemplified by Ford, a gregarious hostess who moves through the various groupings of women in a diaphanous full-length blue dress, introducing Godfred to a group of attendees and hugging both first-timers and her OGs enthusiastically.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
After a few enthusiastically affirmative answers, Ringwald shared a carousel featuring pages from Anxietyland.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
In the five-minute work, Pau employs snippets lifted from government newsreels, most notably footage of a swimming contest held at Victoria Harbor in the 1960s showing throngs of Hong Kong citizens launching themselves into the ocean and paddling enthusiastically.
—Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Many subscribers to the old model had become attached to its warm, enthusiastically agreeable tone and complained at the loss of their ingratiating robotic companion.
—Cody Turner, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthusiastically
Adverb
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Rather than curtsy or bow as is tradition when meeting royalty, Vegas couldn't contain her excitement, excitedly hopping up to greet both the King and his sister.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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The video showed Montag and Pratt hugging inside a camper set up on the property as their children excitedly pointed out hummingbirds and other wildlife.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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At a raucous commission meeting Tuesday, City Manager Rickelle Williams faced a storm of withering accusations in her initial job evaluation — mostly from Mayor Dean Trantalis, who eagerly supported hiring Williams last year but now scorns her in public.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Ever since Prince Harry and King Charles reunited for the first time in years in September 2025, people have been eagerly anticipating their next meeting.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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The show followed an exuberantly wealthy family who became penniless overnight after falling victim to fraud.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2026
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That’s a nod to another tradition that’s perhaps most exuberantly followed in the colonial city of Antigua, Guatemala, where miles of these carpets are created for Holy Week — twice on Good Friday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Enthusiastically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthusiastically. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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