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Recent Examples of attentively
In April, the president traveled to Miami to sit cageside at an Ultimate Fighting Championship event, embracing UFC CEO Dana White, his friend and supporter, and watching attentively through the wire as the fighters spilled blood.
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
The flock attentively listened to the rules of crime solving from George’s books and put all that deductive reasoning to work when George is found dead.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Horner looked attentively at Strand, but didn’t display any visible sign of emotion.
—Harriet Ramos
may 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
His exceptionally durable songs have become ingrained in the fabric of American life for many who grew up listening to them, and Tuesday’s audience at The Shell listened attentively and happily swayed along to the music.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
And server Addison Phillips paced my plates attentively at a table another night.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
From my steward remembering my name to a bartender recalling my exact drink order amid a frenzied crowd during a late-night piano show, the staff are plentiful and seem genuinely eager to greet guests attentively, which creates a personalized atmosphere on a ship that is otherwise massive.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Lilian watched the children attentively.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Presiding over these matters reinforced for me the importance of judicial temperament — listening attentively, maintaining neutrality, and ensuring that every party feels heard while applying the law consistently.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
The flock attentively listened to the rules of crime solving from George’s books and put all that deductive reasoning to work when George is found dead.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Horner looked attentively at Strand, but didn’t display any visible sign of emotion.
—Harriet Ramos
may 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
His exceptionally durable songs have become ingrained in the fabric of American life for many who grew up listening to them, and Tuesday’s audience at The Shell listened attentively and happily swayed along to the music.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
And server Addison Phillips paced my plates attentively at a table another night.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
From my steward remembering my name to a bartender recalling my exact drink order amid a frenzied crowd during a late-night piano show, the staff are plentiful and seem genuinely eager to greet guests attentively, which creates a personalized atmosphere on a ship that is otherwise massive.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Lilian watched the children attentively.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Presiding over these matters reinforced for me the importance of judicial temperament — listening attentively, maintaining neutrality, and ensuring that every party feels heard while applying the law consistently.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attentively
Adverb
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The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, which teaches people how to conscientiously object to income levies, reports surging interest in its training sessions.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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An attorney general who cannot conscientiously defend a law owes his clients — the people of Florida — the duty of allowing a surrogate to do it.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The victorious 3-2 scoreline might not reflect it, but the USA thoroughly outplayed Senegal on Sunday in what will serve as a promising statement of intent for this home World Cup that kicks off in less than two weeks.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Water slowly and deeply to thoroughly wet the root zone.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
Adverb
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While enrollment is on the up and up now, Scherzberg extrapolated on why higher education institutions are taking these demographic shifts so seriously.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The executives who are doing that foundational work now are building an advantage over those who are waiting for the ecosystem to mature before engaging seriously.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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But her character’s role is somewhat earnestly compartmentalized.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Some criticism was thoughtful, warranted, and earnestly reflected Kennedy’s surprising strategic missteps while leading Lucasfilm overall.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
Adverb
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Have these people never read, say, The Feminine Mystique, which exhaustively cataloged the despair of mid-century stay-at-home mothers?—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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First, Frank Walsh and a number of other commissioners supported Manly’s 141-page report, which exhaustively documented inequality and injustice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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Preparing the fossils was painstakingly slow.—
Sanaa El-Sayed,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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Prosecutors are painstakingly going over the video, showing the jury only a few seconds of it at a time.—
CBS Texas Staff,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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Some people ardently believe that AI and AI makers are being allowed to run amok.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The two Cuban American Republicans co-owned a house in Tallahassee, celebrated family events together and ardently opposed Venezuela’s socialist government when both went to Washington at the same time — Rubio elected to the Senate, Rivera to the House.—
Joshua Goodman,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But when the 27-year-old uploaded 16 years of meticulously kept medical records into ChatGPT, the machine reported that Morgan was suffering from a different ailment than the one diagnosed by doctors.—
Elizabeth Dwoskin,
Washington Post,
4 June 2026
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Unbeknownst to Anthony, the entire experience is staged, every colleague around him is performing a role, and each moment – whether in conference rooms or during downtime – has been meticulously orchestrated.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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“Attentively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attentively. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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