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Recent Examples of crazily
Granted, by the time the Jet Skis are swinging crazily in the air, Nathan has only been onboard for a few hours.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
That seems like a crazily low number of songs.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Guessing crazily at the future, the gambler is granted, briefly, the gift of now.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
That seems like a crazily low number of songs.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Guessing crazily at the future, the gambler is granted, briefly, the gift of now.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crazily
Adverb
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There are many teams that desperately need pass rush help, and the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Dallas Cowboys are among those teams that might offer good draft capital.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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There’s also the unique game between Auburn’s stout defense and one of the best offensive minds in the game (interim Hogs coach Bob Petrino), who just so happens to want the Arkansas job and desperately needs a signature win to get it.—
Matt Hayes,
USA TODAY,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Some residents frantically emptied out their places, not knowing their next move.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Dickinson took a regular shift in the third period as the Sharks frantically tried to tie the game.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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What Pete Alonso wants and what Pete Alonso gets have already proven to be wildly different once before.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The film’s postscript points out that, despite the label’s extreme skepticism, Nebraska went on to become wildly successful.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Countless moths beat frenetically around the trap’s white, diaphanous panels, which are swaying with ghostly ripples in a gentle breeze.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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Singer Brendan Yates’ intensity — at one point leaping with abandon, at another frenetically thrusting — is what makes Turnstile cook.—
Daniel Kohn,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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According to reporting from Reuters, India’s textile exporters are feverishly probing European markets for new opportunities.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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Other actors stacked up projects like poker chips, supplementing TV work with movies, theatre gigs, or branding deals, feverishly hedging against the risks of a shrinking industry.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Additional charges included negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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He was charged with multiple counts, including kidnapping and recklessly endangering another person.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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No amount of refined wordplay or frilly couture can disguise how neatly the women’s war of wills fits into a larger filmography obsessed with the ways everyone madly scrambles for influence and control.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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And the man who would be the Boss was truly, madly, deeply confused about what to do next.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Crazily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crazily. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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