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Recent Examples of avidly
If the client or patient were being avidly enabled by a fellow human, a therapist would almost certainly want to find out why and how this occurs.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Men in the imperial aristocracy also avidly read texts in Japanese, but nobody, male or female, bothered to retain for the historical record the actual name of The Tale of Genji’s author, even though she was recognized during her lifetime as a supremely skilled writer.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Like most Hill Farmstead beers, Edward was named for a family member – and, like most beers here, it is avidly sought by those in the know.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
While many cats might avidly avoid water, the same certainly can't be said for Apollo.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Men in the imperial aristocracy also avidly read texts in Japanese, but nobody, male or female, bothered to retain for the historical record the actual name of The Tale of Genji’s author, even though she was recognized during her lifetime as a supremely skilled writer.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Like most Hill Farmstead beers, Edward was named for a family member – and, like most beers here, it is avidly sought by those in the know.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
While many cats might avidly avoid water, the same certainly can't be said for Apollo.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avidly
Adverb
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Nurse Mugun says people are eagerly awaiting the rollout.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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Bryce Eldridge's friends eagerly await his major league arrival to the Giants.—
David Driver,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The three actors were filming a lighthearted scene, shuffling excitedly between a hot sauna and cold plunge, when Reeves’ foot caught on some flooring.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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In several photos Booker shared, he can be seen down on one knee asking the big question, with Lewis responding excitedly.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The first cohort of seniors to have contended — not always enthusiastically — with a digital society has reached the age when cognitive impairment becomes more common.—
Paul Spann,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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The area has enthusiastically welcomed not one, but two romance-fiction bookstores in the past few months.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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More Americans are keenly searching for ways to live abroad and how and where to obtain second passports, and Argentina is certainly one to watch.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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European countries have broadly pledged to increase military spending, although nations forming NATO's eastern flank, close to Russia, have more keenly felt Moscow's presence and traditionally spent a higher percentage of their GDP on defense.—
Ellie Cook — reporting from Prague, Czech Republic,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Avidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avidly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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