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Recent Examples of avidly
The couple were deeply involved in literary circles, collected books avidly, read voraciously as well as penning various works.
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Yet years spent avidly collecting the pieces naturally left a mark in his approach.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Many of the world’s most successful people point to a thirst for knowledge as being key to their success, including veteran investor Warren Buffett who has credited reading–avidly, widely and voraciously–for giving him his investing superpowers.
—Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Alice Newton-Rex, WhatsApp’s head of product, said that people were engaging with Meta AI on WhatsApp more avidly than on any of the company’s other platforms.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
When other kids liked to play sports, read books, or listen avidly to the teacher, Walt would doodle away.
—Big Think, 26 Nov. 2025
Greene, in a break from some of her former Republican allies, has avidly campaigned for their release and has thrown her support behind the Epstein survivors.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 Nov. 2025
Several years ago, Hamilton County, which avidly pursued death penalty cases for decades, had a larger death row population per capita than the home counties of Los Angeles or Miami.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
Following the revelation by his mother that Louis was avidly gathering conkers as a favorite autumn activity, the World Conker Championships extended an offer for the prince to become the event's honorary patron.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Yet years spent avidly collecting the pieces naturally left a mark in his approach.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Many of the world’s most successful people point to a thirst for knowledge as being key to their success, including veteran investor Warren Buffett who has credited reading–avidly, widely and voraciously–for giving him his investing superpowers.
—Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Alice Newton-Rex, WhatsApp’s head of product, said that people were engaging with Meta AI on WhatsApp more avidly than on any of the company’s other platforms.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
When other kids liked to play sports, read books, or listen avidly to the teacher, Walt would doodle away.
—Big Think, 26 Nov. 2025
Greene, in a break from some of her former Republican allies, has avidly campaigned for their release and has thrown her support behind the Epstein survivors.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 Nov. 2025
Several years ago, Hamilton County, which avidly pursued death penalty cases for decades, had a larger death row population per capita than the home counties of Los Angeles or Miami.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
Following the revelation by his mother that Louis was avidly gathering conkers as a favorite autumn activity, the World Conker Championships extended an offer for the prince to become the event's honorary patron.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avidly
Adverb
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The second-seeded Rockets will be eagerly looking to avenge last year’s loss in the title game.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
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Just outside the room, Hadley eagerly licked it up.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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This is unnecessary, of course; everyone in the restaurant is already excitedly pretending not to notice that Her Name Is Jen.—
Alessandra Codinha,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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In one of the clips, Sweeney excitedly gave Braun a thumbs-up.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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The forum’s opening panel featured Dugin and several other hard-liners, one of whom enthusiastically predicted that Russia would remain at war for the next two generations.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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At that time, the Bears responded enthusiastically to Indiana’s gambit.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
Adverb
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Yet, the series’s finest achievement may well be the clarity of its thoughts on loneliness, an epidemic affecting senior citizens as keenly as any other group.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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Center director Michael Brennan and his colleagues within the National Weather Service, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, are keenly aware of their challenges.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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And there’s nothing more excruciating than sweating bullets while impatiently waiting for the machine to lock up, signaling the ice cream is ready to eat.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
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Both Donald and Si attended Syracuse University for a while but leaped impatiently into the family business well before graduation.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Avidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avidly. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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