attentively

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attentively
Adverb
  • Taking the time to assess the situation thoroughly and select the appropriate approach can mean the difference between permanent loss and full recovery.
    Chongwei Chen, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Because critics of social justice tend to inhabit the exact professional milieu where social justice has been most thoroughly integrated with the endless pursuit of profit.
    Book Marks August 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • In the months of January and February, with Trump preparing to take office and beginning to talk seriously about tariffs, the category was the No. 1 import into the United States by value out of more than 1,200 categories.
    Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Typically, Indian parents don't encourage their kids to seriously pursue sports.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • In another actor's hands, Javi's obsession with and devotion to Cage and his work might read as creepy, but Pedro plays the role earnestly while still offering up enough edge to make the audience concerned for Cage's safety.
    EW.com, EW.com, 31 July 2025
  • That was almost three years ago; today, Grok 4 was the only major chatbot that would earnestly fulfill this request.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
Adverb
  • Each of those career stages was a period of personal and professional growth made possible by continuously planning for, training for and stepping up to take on new or greater scope and responsibility.
    Philip Samson, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Though it's been continuously upgraded since it was first built in 1979, the Lindner Family Tennis Center was starting to show its age, according to Dell, and past projects on the site left it feeling disconnected and lacking a cohesive identity.
    Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Attentively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attentively. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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