as in excitedly
in an enthusiastic manner
sportswriters have praised this new pitching find so enthusiastically you'd think he's going to pitch nothing but no-hitters
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Recent Examples of enthusiastically
Senior Tec Connect classes offered through Solana Beach Community Connections have been enthusiastically reviewed by participants.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
His climber fails to get Camper Kyle to the ground in time, but Bauer claps enthusiastically.
—Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
At the end of five encores, the audience enthusiastically called her back to the stage.
—Michael Zwiebach, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Their enthusiastically nasty little bon-bon is likely to go over well as an opening-weekend premiere in SXSW’s Midnighter selection.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
My siblings and friends became an adolescent Image Ten, everyone contributing (poorly but enthusiastically) in front of and behind the camera.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
The males strut, coo, puff their chests and enthusiastically preen to court females.
—Lisa Gutierrez
march 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
And Byron Donalds, the Republican frontrunner in the contest to succeed DeSantis, has enthusiastically supported the Orlando warehouse plan, while blasting governor’s race rivals Demings and Democrat David Jolly for their opposition.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
These women were all enthusiastically consenting adults.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
His climber fails to get Camper Kyle to the ground in time, but Bauer claps enthusiastically.
—Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
At the end of five encores, the audience enthusiastically called her back to the stage.
—Michael Zwiebach, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Their enthusiastically nasty little bon-bon is likely to go over well as an opening-weekend premiere in SXSW’s Midnighter selection.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
My siblings and friends became an adolescent Image Ten, everyone contributing (poorly but enthusiastically) in front of and behind the camera.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
The males strut, coo, puff their chests and enthusiastically preen to court females.
—Lisa Gutierrez
march 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
And Byron Donalds, the Republican frontrunner in the contest to succeed DeSantis, has enthusiastically supported the Orlando warehouse plan, while blasting governor’s race rivals Demings and Democrat David Jolly for their opposition.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
These women were all enthusiastically consenting adults.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthusiastically
Adverb
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Starla, a young boxer that had been excitedly jumping on the visitors, seemed to sense that something serious was happening.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Hendrickson spoke excitedly about the opportunity to play with quarterback Lamar Jackson rather than chase him.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Yet plenty of glaring questions about the long-term viability of AI programming prevail, with some warning that questionable and unverified code could come to spell disaster for corporations that eagerly embrace it.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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With stock-sized tires, the truck accelerated more eagerly, steering felt sharper, and parking was easier.—
Bryan Rogala,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Yet despite that apparent simplification, the trenches themselves were in line with Lee’s exuberantly experimental creative urges; playful, ingenious, complex, and witty.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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For his part, and most fittingly, Valentino creative director Michele will be planting the exuberantly luxe Valentino standard yet again in Paris, January 26-29, at Valentino’s beloved Haute Couture fashion week.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Enthusiastically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthusiastically. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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