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
What Carvalho wants to see, however, is brands actively advocating for keeping leather in the EUDR while offering their customers more sustainable choices.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Many skilled trade schools recognize that service members are well-suited for careers in the trades and actively work to support their transition by offering enrollment assistance and educational funding.
—Rose Van Alstine, Fortune, 26 May 2026
For example, parlay results for specific combos can be called directly from Kalshi’s API with relative ease—and Sportico did exactly this for its feature story by coding a Cloudflare worker to track how individual parlays actively being promoted by Kalshi performed.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
At least five state legislatures are actively reviewing bills to crack down on ghost job ads, marking this year’s latest employment law trend.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Third is protecting civil rights and ensuring California remains a leader in defending reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ protections and the rights of immigrant communities, especially in the face of a federal government that remains actively hostile to those communities.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
The structures bend, scatter, and actively manipulate the direction of light.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026
The only way to fight this is to actively remove your information.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
Though it was initially viewed as a fringe group, by 2020, Republican politicians who actively embraced QAnon, like Greene, were winning elections — indicating that, at least in some parts of the country, people were buying into it.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Many skilled trade schools recognize that service members are well-suited for careers in the trades and actively work to support their transition by offering enrollment assistance and educational funding.
—Rose Van Alstine, Fortune, 26 May 2026
For example, parlay results for specific combos can be called directly from Kalshi’s API with relative ease—and Sportico did exactly this for its feature story by coding a Cloudflare worker to track how individual parlays actively being promoted by Kalshi performed.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
At least five state legislatures are actively reviewing bills to crack down on ghost job ads, marking this year’s latest employment law trend.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Third is protecting civil rights and ensuring California remains a leader in defending reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ protections and the rights of immigrant communities, especially in the face of a federal government that remains actively hostile to those communities.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
The structures bend, scatter, and actively manipulate the direction of light.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026
The only way to fight this is to actively remove your information.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
Though it was initially viewed as a fringe group, by 2020, Republican politicians who actively embraced QAnon, like Greene, were winning elections — indicating that, at least in some parts of the country, people were buying into it.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actively
Adverb
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But Thornton has been working diligently to get an increased role within the defense.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2026
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But energy itself – raucous, coordinated and diligently trained on every shot – seems largely spontaneous and self-generated.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
Adverb
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His soccer family raised funds to hire an immigration attorney, Kelli Fennell, who vigorously fought for his release.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Mirabeau’s words in support of universal equality were addressed to the plantation owners in France’s overseas colonies who had fought vigorously to be allowed to have deputies in the National Assembly.—
Jeremy D. Popkin,
The Conversation,
28 May 2026
Adverb
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Building Consistent Wealth in an Inconsistent Environment The need for strong financial design—and its increasingly important role in retention—is why folks like Colin remain so busily employed.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The journey began on the top deck of a research vessel as a crew of Sims-like individuals busily prepared for the upcoming dive to the wreckage.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Actively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actively. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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