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Recent Examples of avidly
In 2011, Californians celebrated when a wolf known as OR7 crossed into California from Oregon, tracking his movements via web cams and avidly following news stories about him.
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Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
What a magical formula that turned out to be, and for the next 20 years PEOPLE has avidly covered the dance competition, devoting countless interviews to the stars and the pros competing for glory.
—Charlotte Triggs, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
What a magical formula that turned out to be, and for the next 20 years PEOPLE has avidly covered the dance competition, devoting countless interviews to the stars and the pros competing for glory.
—Charlotte Triggs, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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.
—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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Fans of curling, figure skating, and a weird sport where people ski and then fire a gun are eagerly anticipating February 2026 for the return of the Winter Olympics!—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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One of the most eagerly anticipated new restaurants of the fall has finally opened its doors.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Grammy-winning rapper took to Instagram to reflect on his love for the late R&B legend, which took him back to excitedly taking his birthday money to buy a CD of D’Angelo’s classic sophomore album, Voodoo.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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In a viral video shared to an account dedicated to six dogs, @hopperlovesadventures, a golden retriever can be seen excitedly trying to play with a puppy.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The light rail line was enthusiastically supported by Matthews residents.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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TikTok users enthusiastically joined in on the fun, adding their own items to the list.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The widely varied performances are quietly yet keenly expressive; Reichardt’s dialogue has enticingly odd spin (starting with an ingenious monologue for a precocious child) and the cast delivers it with pinpoint inflections.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Aster keenly satirizes Joe’s idiocy in the face of social upheaval through the iconography of Westerns.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Now, after 10 years of perfect sweetness, the brand is ready to adult-up, as Agnès Varda’s heroine Cléo did while impatiently awaiting her medical diagnosis.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Avidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avidly. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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