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
Meanwhile, a flashback, set vaguely in the Before Times, presents a girl playing with the ragdoll Jessie, a cowgirl and aspirant sheriff, voiced enthusiastically and most capably by Joan Cusack.
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Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2026
America’s cheap conveniences can (and often do) spark snobbish criticism about junk food and car culture, but visitors are going viral for enthusiastically embracing the American way.
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Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Gosling enthusiastically accepted via an Instagram video posted on Project Hail Mary's social media page.
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Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
In a clip shared on social media, a beaming Kolek could be seen trotting alongside the parade barricade, where scores of fans enthusiastically extended their hands to high-five the point guard and congratulate him.
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Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
In other social media videos, Fischer can be seen base jumping enthusiastically from sheer cliffs with only a parachute to break his fall.
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Matthew Kelly
updated June 15,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
The New York native celebrated enthusiastically with his teammates after scoring his first World Cup goal, a milestone moment in his international career.
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Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Many of my fellow viewers enthusiastically embraced the role of wrestling fans and behaved as if at a WWE match, audibly pumping up the hero and booing her opponents.
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Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
There was a stylistic contrast here in the first half as Canada galloped about enthusiastically, albeit without the finesse to match, while Bosnia and Herzegovina took a more pragmatic approach.
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Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2026
America’s cheap conveniences can (and often do) spark snobbish criticism about junk food and car culture, but visitors are going viral for enthusiastically embracing the American way.
—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Gosling enthusiastically accepted via an Instagram video posted on Project Hail Mary's social media page.
—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
In a clip shared on social media, a beaming Kolek could be seen trotting alongside the parade barricade, where scores of fans enthusiastically extended their hands to high-five the point guard and congratulate him.
—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
In other social media videos, Fischer can be seen base jumping enthusiastically from sheer cliffs with only a parachute to break his fall.
—
Matthew Kelly
updated June 15,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
The New York native celebrated enthusiastically with his teammates after scoring his first World Cup goal, a milestone moment in his international career.
—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Many of my fellow viewers enthusiastically embraced the role of wrestling fans and behaved as if at a WWE match, audibly pumping up the hero and booing her opponents.
—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
There was a stylistic contrast here in the first half as Canada galloped about enthusiastically, albeit without the finesse to match, while Bosnia and Herzegovina took a more pragmatic approach.
—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthusiastically
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Windsor-Smith also cuts this dialogue into smaller pieces, sometimes causing dialogue to overlap other dialogue, as if the speakers are excitedly talking over one another.
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To celebrate a Fed Chair for not believing that economic growth causes inflation is like cheering excitedly upon seeing a sixth grader complete Charlotte’s Web.
Adverb
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Throughout the evening, Angela eagerly seeks Hawk and Piña’s approval, while Joe refuses to indulge them.
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The new kings did not insist that scribes ought to write official documents in their own Germanic tongue, but eagerly adopted the more prestigious Latin language.
Adverb
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Bond traders have not reacted as exuberantly to the news of the Iran détente as oil traders have.
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What is in tandem here is the exuberantly generative possibility of life itself (SCOBY, water) alongside the very synthetic polymers that are literally wrecking life on an individual and systemic level.
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“Enthusiastically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthusiastically. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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