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Recent Examples of attentively
Consider Josie, who listened attentively to the call that her Wall Street career was only the beginning of her professional achievements.
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James Patterson, Big Think, 24 Sep. 2025
The professional training, with Gravitas Golden Retrievers in Fresno, California, involved teaching Jamie to walk attentively on a leash and ignore distractions in public.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Wilson then pulled up his iPhone to show me, over our Zoom call, to show a video of Win sitting attentively in front of his Speed Snap set.
—Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Velasco was accustomed to teaching large classes; 50 students listened attentively to his lecture.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Harvard graduates listen attentively to speakers during the commencement ceremony in Harvard Yard on May 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
James Patterson, Big Think, 24 Sep. 2025
The professional training, with Gravitas Golden Retrievers in Fresno, California, involved teaching Jamie to walk attentively on a leash and ignore distractions in public.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Wilson then pulled up his iPhone to show me, over our Zoom call, to show a video of Win sitting attentively in front of his Speed Snap set.
—Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Velasco was accustomed to teaching large classes; 50 students listened attentively to his lecture.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Harvard graduates listen attentively to speakers during the commencement ceremony in Harvard Yard on May 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attentively
Adverb
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The Kings are also a deep team, working conscientiously to pass the torch from the Kopitar/Doughty generation to Byfield, Brandt Clarke and beyond.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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And after a performance like that, where Tottenham were thoroughly outplayed and outfought, Frank will need to lean on characters capable of making an impact on and off the pitch.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Once the soil is completely dry, water the plant thoroughly.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Regardless of who was responsible for the crowd’s behavior — and contrary to university spokesperson Lewis saying there were no injuries — students in attendance reported experiencing bruises, cuts, breathing problems and asthma attacks and witnessing others seriously bleeding.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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But not really a whole bunch has changed here because the most realistic buyer — until another seriously emerges — is and remains Paramount.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Harold even wrote a dissertation and then a novel on exceptional men punished by a mediocre society — beliefs deployed earnestly, yet interpreted by his (minimal) public as satire.—
Robert Rubsam,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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Among them, lithium mining is a dirty process, and the new president will need to safeguard the environment in the host areas once such mining earnestly gets underway.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The heft of the book—at more than six hundred pages, it is exhaustively researched and exhausting to read—reflects the writer’s convictions.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Vaccine safety Federal health experts continuously monitor VAERS and other safety surveillance systems, exhaustively assessing the safety of vaccines.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Bjork, however, went all-in on the look, posing on the cover of Vogue Scandinavia in the blurred tulle Margiela gown with a merkin wig, fashioned from real human hair and painstakingly embroidered to the crotch of an underlaid silk stocking bodysuit.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Siwa’s mother, Jessalyn, and father, Tom, were painstakingly gluing the glittering stones on every inch of her tour costumes, down to her Nike Air Force 1s.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Takaichi has ardently defended conservative family values.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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Someone who understands their own core beliefs, values and mission—and sticks to them ardently.—
Rob Lancit,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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From perfectly frosted cookies to meticulously wrapped gifts, no one decks the halls quite like Claire.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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That’s because they were meticulously restored for Warner’s Blu-ray and DVD collections before they were licensed.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Attentively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attentively. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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