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Adverb
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Hours before the awards ceremony, the veteran exec is still sprightly trodding the labyrinthine corridors of the festival home of the International Theatre Amsterdam.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
20 Nov. 2025 -
Rice was playing at an All-Pro level last year before suffering a torn ACL, second-year receiver Xavier Worthy is always improving and even tight end Travis Kelce is appearing more sprightly than last campaign.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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The neighborhoods of Alfama and Bairro Alto stay lively late into the night with fado music, good wine, and shared plates.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Dec. 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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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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Emotional depth and suspense both seem out of reach in a story that moves along briskly enough, without ever feeling like more than a formulaic outline.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Taking place in real time, Mercy mercifully moves along fairly briskly.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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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 33-year-old Al Nassr forward shot crisply into the bottom corner, past a wrong-footed Mohamed El-Shenawy in the Egypt goal.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Lightfoot’s vocals were added later, as his crisply enunciated singing, vivid lyrics and Irish-style folk melody sold the storytelling.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Fallon played a clip of DiCaprio from the night, in which he was filmed animatedly speaking to someone about KPop Demon Hunters.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2026
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The mom of two could be seen typing and looking animatedly at her screen, appearing shocked.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Allegro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allegro. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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