as in diligently
in a manner involving great or constant activity
he's been working actively toward the goal of opening his own restaurant
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Recent Examples of actively
The company’s recognition at the Humanoid Robotics Industry Awards signals growing acknowledgment of software infrastructure as the backbone of the next industrial era, where humanoid robots actively learn, adapt, and collaborate.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
So model taking the time to pause, reflect and actively celebrate each incremental success.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
Honorees normally just have to smile a lot and give a short speech, but this trio was actively involved in the evening.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Overall account trading among 401(k) investors was low during the month, signaling that most people weren’t actively moving money or trying to time the market, said Rob Austin, head of thought leadership at Alight.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The act now stays in hotels that include gyms, while Teasdale actively seeks out and signs up for workout classes in each tour city.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
During a live briefing Friday, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis confirmed that authorities are actively searching for 19 missing individuals following the explosion at a military explosives facility in McEwen, Tennessee.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Both women acknowledged that invisibility has long been the default narrative for women after midlife—and both are actively rewriting it.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Oct. 2025
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
So model taking the time to pause, reflect and actively celebrate each incremental success.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
Honorees normally just have to smile a lot and give a short speech, but this trio was actively involved in the evening.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Overall account trading among 401(k) investors was low during the month, signaling that most people weren’t actively moving money or trying to time the market, said Rob Austin, head of thought leadership at Alight.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The act now stays in hotels that include gyms, while Teasdale actively seeks out and signs up for workout classes in each tour city.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
During a live briefing Friday, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis confirmed that authorities are actively searching for 19 missing individuals following the explosion at a military explosives facility in McEwen, Tennessee.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Both women acknowledged that invisibility has long been the default narrative for women after midlife—and both are actively rewriting it.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actively
Adverb
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The Times points out that one of Spears’ legal arguments is that the Times should have engaged more diligently with Alabama to ascertain facts.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Fortunately, online platforms work diligently to address these issues and provide workarounds.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The docuseries also included an allegation that Michaels was aware of the administration of caffeine pills to contestants — claims that Michaels quickly and vigorously denied.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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Work in Long Vertical and Horizontal Strokes People often think that scrubbing glass vigorously is what prevents pesky streaks, but the opposite is true.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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That has Eva Thomas, a writer and filmmaker from Walpole Island First Nation, busily working the room during an Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) breakfast at TIFF‘s Lightbox headquarters.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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According to PreCrime Labs, the threat research team at BforeAI, criminals have been busily creating new domains to offer everything from fake merchandise to non-existent free streaming of the games.—
Emma Woollacott,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Actively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actively. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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