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as in excitedly
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as in actively
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Recent Examples of eagerly
Once home, Maymay eagerly ate the food offered to her.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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
One of the most eagerly anticipated new restaurants of the fall has finally opened its doors.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
Despite some decline among Gen Zers, plenty of teens still eagerly anticipate getting their driver’s license.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Leaning from the windows, the passengers smiled and waved to cheering crowds eagerly awaiting their return.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Fans dressed in Western gear eagerly crowd around a stage as the headliner begins.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
But to do it, Piastri will have to fend off his McLaren teammate, Norris, who is eagerly chasing his first championship in his seventh F1 season.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Its 12-foot skeleton, launched a few years ago, became a viral sensation, and shoppers eagerly await the newest designs.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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
One of the most eagerly anticipated new restaurants of the fall has finally opened its doors.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
Despite some decline among Gen Zers, plenty of teens still eagerly anticipate getting their driver’s license.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Leaning from the windows, the passengers smiled and waved to cheering crowds eagerly awaiting their return.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Fans dressed in Western gear eagerly crowd around a stage as the headliner begins.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
But to do it, Piastri will have to fend off his McLaren teammate, Norris, who is eagerly chasing his first championship in his seventh F1 season.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Its 12-foot skeleton, launched a few years ago, became a viral sensation, and shoppers eagerly await the newest designs.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eagerly
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In Cuanajo, a short drive from Pátzcuaro, at the Téllez family home, two young children, Mayte and Luis Enrique, excitedly lead me to the back.—
Luisa Navarro,
Saveur,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sure enough, George looks up excitedly, having evidently heard his favorite word.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Castelion claims that its mission is rooted in the belief that freedom must be actively protected – through technological strength, strategic clarity, and national resolve.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the rulings thus far in Hemani, lower courts have found the federal statute unconstitutional in this particular case, in which the defendant was not actively intoxicated but does habitually use marijuana.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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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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Anatolij is enthusiastically part of that heroic and delicate mission.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Her twirls and spins are more careful, as befits a septuagenarian, and each was cheered enthusiastically by a crowd urging her on.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Reis, this year’s youngest honoree, laughed heartily when asked what being inducted means to him.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Are singles tennis players the fittest of all athletes in any sport? Sports scientist Dr. Mark Kovacs believes so, heartily agreeing with Tiafoe.—
Julia Andersen,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 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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The story starts to unfold more briskly once Nolan gets Tully to agree to exchange Elsbeth for the increasingly and very loudly distraught store staffer in costume as Raggedy Ann.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Giants briskly filled that need by signing the top free-agent shortstop on the market to a seven-year, $182 million contract.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Eagerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eagerly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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