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Recent Examples of avidly
This was just as the Watergate era took hold and the Washington Post was becoming the most important and avidly read paper on earth.
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Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 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, 10 Feb. 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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Straight men are just catching up, vanity-wise, and political opportunists have eagerly fed into their insecurities.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Nearly everyone in the building is either thinking about ordering it, eagerly waiting for its arrival or in the process of eating it.—
Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
27 Mar. 2026
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Starla, a young boxer that had been excitedly jumping on the visitors, seemed to sense that something serious was happening.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Hendrickson spoke excitedly about the opportunity to play with quarterback Lamar Jackson rather than chase him.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Opening the program with Bacewicz’s Concerto for String Orchestra, Sułkowska-Migon spoke enthusiastically about her fellow countrywoman.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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Evangelical churches and commentators enthusiastically promoted the narrative.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The ensemble is using Paul Schmidt’s 1997 translation and proving — with each deeply felt and keenly considered interaction — just how much juice is in it.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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For some time, scientists have been keenly searching for evidence of what this type of event might be.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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His way of impatiently rebuffing Salome’s inappropriate advances is to give her singing lessons.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Levine and Katz behave believably like brothers, impatiently sparring with each other.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Avidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avidly. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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