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Recent Examples of crazily
All this happened before, with the aid of a boombox, Singh and the little girls taught me to crazily dance Punjabi-style in their welcoming home occupied by three generations.
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Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Granted, by the time the Jet Skis are swinging crazily in the air, Nathan has only been onboard for a few hours.
—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
Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Granted, by the time the Jet Skis are swinging crazily in the air, Nathan has only been onboard for a few hours.
—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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As Guthrie’s children desperately wait for the phone to ring, Savannah alluded to Psalm 23 in a video message to her mother.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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His message is what the nation so desperately needs today.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Cancer Cancer occurs when abnormal cells grow and multiply uncontrollably, forming tumors.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The note has taken center stage as authorities are still frantically trying to find Nancy Guthrie, 84, after her apparent abduction from her Tucson-area home.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, as influential tech journalist Casey Newton noted, TikTok’s algorithm seemed to fail immediately after the handover, leaving its largely Gen Z fanbase frantically seeking an alternative to the addictive feed.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The price for a Super Bowl ring varies, often wildly.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The cocktail menu is wildly creative too.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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An ex-trader explained that if bettors exhibited potential signs of compulsive gambling, such as frenetically emptying and refilling their account balance, the trader would check if RG wanted to reach out to make sure the customer was OK.—
Vanity Fair,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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The early-career excitement Spielberg generated with Duel, The Sugarland Express, Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind came to a thudding halt with the frenetically busy, hopelessly bloated war comedy, 1941.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Tanner plunges into these ostentatiously autobiographical roles, heedlessly, hectically and without a psychiatric net.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The old Helena would have mumbled something under her breath, hectically pressed the call button a few more times, and fled the situation as quickly as possible.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Reporters from many media outlets spent the afternoon feverishly examining the files.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Scrape, shovel, rake was the theme for the day for homes across Massachusetts as residents, plow drivers and landscapers worked feverishly to remove snow off rooftops, steps and driveways.—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Officers had been called to a gas station, also on Linden Street, for a report of someone driving recklessly and a possible physical dispute.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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The same way Tony played recklessly.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Crazily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crazily. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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