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Recent Examples of attentively
Lilian watched the children attentively.
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Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
But my interpreter and guide, Alex Kotchev, a Bulgarian who has spent more than two decades living and eating attentively in Sapporo, steered me instead to Menya Saimi, in a sleepy residential neighborhood a half hour's subway ride from the city center.
—Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 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
Cole, wearing a khaki jumpsuit, spent much of the hearing sitting quietly and attentively as the parties argued, occasionally adjusting his glasses or fidgeting slightly in his chair.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
The crowd listened attentively as Wright, CPW’s native aquatic species coordinator, discussed the beaver management plan.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
Locals didn’t flee but attentively filmed, the social media video shows.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
At the same time, the 62-year-old said that smaller, more intimate meetings should be treated attentively.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Consider Josie, who listened attentively to the call that her Wall Street career was only the beginning of her professional achievements.
—James Patterson, Big Think, 24 Sep. 2025
Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
But my interpreter and guide, Alex Kotchev, a Bulgarian who has spent more than two decades living and eating attentively in Sapporo, steered me instead to Menya Saimi, in a sleepy residential neighborhood a half hour's subway ride from the city center.
—Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 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
Cole, wearing a khaki jumpsuit, spent much of the hearing sitting quietly and attentively as the parties argued, occasionally adjusting his glasses or fidgeting slightly in his chair.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
The crowd listened attentively as Wright, CPW’s native aquatic species coordinator, discussed the beaver management plan.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
Locals didn’t flee but attentively filmed, the social media video shows.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
At the same time, the 62-year-old said that smaller, more intimate meetings should be treated attentively.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Consider Josie, who listened attentively to the call that her Wall Street career was only the beginning of her professional achievements.
—James Patterson, Big Think, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attentively
Adverb
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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
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In 1938, Labor Secretary Frances Perkins advised that the disease could be prevented if dust controls were conscientiously applied.—
Dr. Céline Gounder,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Let soak for two minutes and rinse thoroughly.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
18 Apr. 2026
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Recycling bins can get even funkier thanks to sticky bottles or cans that weren’t rinsed thoroughly.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Police say an unknown driver struck the couple and fled the scene, killing Herrera and seriously injuring Leyva.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Yes, the Lakers are beginning this tournament seriously hampered by the indefinite absences of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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In an impactful Broadway debut, the Scream star finds the sweet spot between sincerity and satire, playing Rose as earnestly naive without losing the character's strength.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Those song titles reflect the spiritual bent of the lyrics, which Connolly sings warmly and earnestly.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Sprawling, fearsome scenes of battle unfurl with a nightmarish, exhaustively detailed authenticity.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Apr. 2026
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Rock stars and their equivalents in other genres often develop their craft in obscurity before being discovered; idols are apprentices, trained exhaustively by their management companies.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Across the hall, the experts at PCLabs are painstakingly testing them, using clear and transparent rubrics to rate them on a five-point scale.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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Through all that, Donovan’s team slowly and painstakingly conducted a series of randomized experiments.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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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
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Dobbins ardently believes that’s going to happen.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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While scrubs, especially black ones, are pretty indestructible, the costume department still meticulously ages them and accounts for wear as the day shift goes on.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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They’re meticulously designed, as real as our ability to pretend.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Attentively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attentively. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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