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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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Many fans have been eagerly awaiting a new installment since the release of A Court of Silver Flames in 2021.—
Fleurine Tideman,
Glamour,
5 Mar. 2026
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His manager was interested in learning about advances in medical electronics and eagerly shared his knowledge with Weston.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The five-bedroom, five-bathroom pad is a remodeled Mediterranean-style mansion that Zendaya excitedly showed off on her Instagram account.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
2 Mar. 2026
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In the run-up to the 2026 Brit Awards being staged outside of London for the first time ever, a local Manchester train station excitedly changed its name, from Deansgate to Olivia Deansgate.—
Mark Sutherland,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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These women were all enthusiastically consenting adults.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Though plenty responded enthusiastically to an open call put out by the museum, others required some convincing.—
Douglas Markowitz,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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If the conflict continues, its full impact on the entertainment world in the region will be felt more keenly during the Eid Al Fitr holidays from March 19, marking the end of Ramadan.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
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The burden of history is ever keenly felt.—
Time,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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On Christmas morning my sister and I would arise at dawn and sit impatiently in front of the tree, waiting to open dozens of presents that had come in from across the Lemann family’s expanse of relatives, friends, and law-firm clients.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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Witnesses also noted that a car was slowly turning in the Chelo's parking lot and the car that hit Patty, impatiently rushed around it.—
Gail Ciampa,
The Providence Journal,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Avidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avidly. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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