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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
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At a raucous commission meeting Tuesday, City Manager Rickelle Williams faced a storm of withering accusations in her initial job evaluation — mostly from Mayor Dean Trantalis, who eagerly supported hiring Williams last year but now scorns her in public.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Ever since Prince Harry and King Charles reunited for the first time in years in September 2025, people have been eagerly anticipating their next meeting.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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Mira growled into her watch, excitedly.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Before King Charles had been heralded at the door of the chamber in that most hallowed hall to democracy, the floor of the House and the gallery above had been excitedly echoing with anticipation as people took their seats.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Adverb
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Ada enthusiastically emailed to Epstein in April of that year.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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The Bargaining Committee is enthusiastically recommending our members vote yes.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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The View From Letterboxd The Letterboxd founders seem keenly aware of the potential for alienating their users — just read their extremely long About Us page, which explains most features and decisions made by the company in detail.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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And Pearlman seems to keenly understand that.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Drivers have been patiently and impatiently waiting to race again.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Avidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avidly. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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