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Adverb
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Likewise, the airy comedy (boosted by Thomas Newman’s sprightly if familiar-sounding score) insists on the seeming incongruity between the film’s lovely setting and its darker subject matter.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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His disdain for Christmas is no match for visits from enchanting ghosts, a lively ensemble of characters, and the music of the season.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Sep. 2025
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Music comes through with clean highs and enough bass to keep things lively at everyday listening levels.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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The song's interplay between choir and orchestra is buoyantly euphoric, opening a door to bolder, more intentionally progressive and soulful sounds in the country's mainstream.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 May 2025
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The Giants briskly filled that need by signing the top free-agent shortstop on the market to a seven-year, $182 million contract.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Add ice and stir briskly for 10 seconds (if using small ice) to 25 seconds (if using big ice).—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
27 Sep. 2025
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Then again, maybe $1,000 just rolls trippingly off the tongue and into Trump’s good graces.—
Stephen Gandel,
The Seattle Times,
3 Feb. 2018
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One man, whose arrogance and ego lead him trippingly into chaos of his own making, can turn a shining city on the hill into a shadowy, taudry replica of itself. …—
James Hohmann,
Washington Post,
14 July 2017
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The left is crisply defined by light and shade and nested architectural frames.—
Kate Colby
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Its textures feel tactile and studied, the action of the film is animated crisply and deliberately, and the overall effect of watching the film is uncanny verisimilitude.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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MrBeast, the internet personality most famous for his videos documenting random acts of extreme charity, is in shorts, animatedly talking and gesturing with his hands.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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Together, the princess and the first lady greeted Dwayne Fields, chief scout, and could be seen chatting animatedly to him.—
Isaac Bickerstaff,
Glamour,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Allegro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allegro. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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