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as in sincerely
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as in ardently
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Recent Examples of earnestly
Brilliant at embodying characters high on their own questionable supply, Stalter has no trouble speaking earnestly about herself or her work.
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Judy Berman, Time, 10 July 2025
More cautious than Zora, Ali carries Duncan's past earnestly, and Ali and Johansson have fantastic on-screen chemistry as partners in crime.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
These songs’ straightforwardness, especially when performed unornamented and earnestly by Sheeran himself, allow listeners of all stripes to immediately see themselves inside of their big, relatable emotions.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
In many ways, crypto has become a secular religion for the 21st century, a rare space where young people can gather to earnestly discuss how to improve the world and actually build solutions.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 10 July 2025
More cautious than Zora, Ali carries Duncan's past earnestly, and Ali and Johansson have fantastic on-screen chemistry as partners in crime.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
These songs’ straightforwardness, especially when performed unornamented and earnestly by Sheeran himself, allow listeners of all stripes to immediately see themselves inside of their big, relatable emotions.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
In many ways, crypto has become a secular religion for the 21st century, a rare space where young people can gather to earnestly discuss how to improve the world and actually build solutions.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earnestly
Adverb
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The back support was there, and as someone who’s five eleven, that was sincerely appreciated.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
1 Aug. 2025
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This, to me, is sincerely one of the greatest places that anyone could visit.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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The consequence on Saturday was simply stress testing baseball’s best bullpen and dropping the Padres a game behind the Dodgers in the NL West.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Put more simply, do not let your PC fall off support.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Leicester City had to fight seriously hard to tie him to a pro contract.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Track retention, engagement and client satisfaction as seriously as financial KPIs.—
Peter Ross,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The mother of her French host family cooked simply and honestly each night with ingredients in season in Burgundy.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
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Malcolm appears to have a genuine crush on Ellen and honestly seems like a nice guy as far as clan dudes go.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Taking the time to assess the situation thoroughly and select the appropriate approach can mean the difference between permanent loss and full recovery.—
Chongwei Chen,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Because critics of social justice tend to inhabit the exact professional milieu where social justice has been most thoroughly integrated with the endless pursuit of profit.—
Book Marks
August 7,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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But the reality behind the headlines is more complex, and frankly, exhausting.—
Roberta Matuson,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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This is, quite frankly, embarrassing for the United States, one more in a long list of international humiliations.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
17 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Each of those career stages was a period of personal and professional growth made possible by continuously planning for, training for and stepping up to take on new or greater scope and responsibility.—
Philip Samson,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Though it's been continuously upgraded since it was first built in 1979, the Lindner Family Tennis Center was starting to show its age, according to Dell, and past projects on the site left it feeling disconnected and lacking a cohesive identity.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Earnestly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earnestly. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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