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as in excitedly
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as in actively
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Recent Examples of eagerly
However, fans have eagerly anticipated ANTI's follow-up.
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Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
In preparation for her masquerade ball, Lady Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) glides through Bridgerton House, overseeing her staff and eagerly awaiting the return of her daughters, Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and Eloise (Claudia Jesse), from Scotland.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
The decline of mainstream Christian voices in recent decades left a vacuum that the most extreme ideologues and provocateurs eagerly filled.
—Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Combined with the timing of his release alongside Harry Styles' announcement, the campaign created a narrative of drama and competition that music media and fans eagerly amplified—a reminder that former One Direction members remain interconnected in the public imagination.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Milagros Ortiz, widowed in 2011 after the death of Antonio, her husband of 58 years, was the mother of three daughters and a son; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and was eagerly awaiting the birth of a third, her family said.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Strong wandered around for a little, the rangers trailing eagerly behind, reciting Colonial facts.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
For You Page fueling the resurgence—celebrities of all ages have eagerly embraced the trend, too.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
Whatever the reason, Lucy is suddenly eagerly brainstorming ways to help Stephen destroy her life.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
In preparation for her masquerade ball, Lady Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) glides through Bridgerton House, overseeing her staff and eagerly awaiting the return of her daughters, Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and Eloise (Claudia Jesse), from Scotland.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
The decline of mainstream Christian voices in recent decades left a vacuum that the most extreme ideologues and provocateurs eagerly filled.
—Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Combined with the timing of his release alongside Harry Styles' announcement, the campaign created a narrative of drama and competition that music media and fans eagerly amplified—a reminder that former One Direction members remain interconnected in the public imagination.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Milagros Ortiz, widowed in 2011 after the death of Antonio, her husband of 58 years, was the mother of three daughters and a son; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and was eagerly awaiting the birth of a third, her family said.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Strong wandered around for a little, the rangers trailing eagerly behind, reciting Colonial facts.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
For You Page fueling the resurgence—celebrities of all ages have eagerly embraced the trend, too.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
Whatever the reason, Lucy is suddenly eagerly brainstorming ways to help Stephen destroy her life.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eagerly
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The usual crowd of kids bounced excitedly in booths and chairs, alongside their dolls, many of the toys depicting a time period well before the children holding them were born.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Big Dog is jumping up and down excitedly behind Orion, who is trying to deal with Taurus the Bull, who is charging down on him from his other side.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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For me, the idea of folklore actively encourages us to be less precious with our myths and legends, which is antithetical to how we’re made to believe storytelling should be today.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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If incoming economic data points to slowing inflation or a cooling labor market, rates may continue to drop regardless of whether the Fed is actively meeting or not.—
Aly J Yale,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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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
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When other kids liked to play sports, read books, or listen avidly to the teacher, Walt would doodle away.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Nov. 2025
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One play after a Jalen Hurts fumble — and only three plays into the second half — the Philadelphia Eagles were trailing the Los Angeles Rams 26-7 in their NFC championship game rematch, with an offensive effort that was lustily booed by the home crowd.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
21 Sep. 2025
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My parents enthusiastically enjoyed the music of The Temptations and Gladys Knight.—
Bridgette Bartlett Royall,
Essence,
30 Jan. 2026
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Last summer, two sets of graph theorists — Jin, Milojević, and Tomon in Europe, and Zhang at Stanford University — were enthusiastically making progress on one of graph theory’s most central questions.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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The sturdy grooved leaves seem tough at first but, like your back after a trip to the chiropractor, relax and open up once they’re heartily massaged.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The audience then laughed heartily, but she wasn’t done.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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De Luca is impatiently waiting to get clearance on a name for the studio’s new indie acquisitions label, run by ex-Neon rising star Christian Parkes.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
9 Jan. 2026
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After Al Qaeda and then Saddam Hussein abruptly emerged as incarnations of a new totalitarianism, Michael Ignatieff and Niall Ferguson, among many others, impatiently urged the United States to assume its imperial obligations and impose democracy, human rights, and free trade through war.—
Victor J. Blue,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
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Emotional depth and suspense both seem out of reach in a story that moves along briskly enough, without ever feeling like more than a formulaic outline.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Taking place in real time, Mercy mercifully moves along fairly briskly.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Eagerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eagerly. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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