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
One of Levi’s Stadium’s six screens was dedicated to Rivera Cosme, and the performer says those in her section cheered her on enthusiastically.
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Arushi Jacob, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
Selling this fare gives me the opportunity to make a little money and wax enthusiastically about native plants.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Little wonder, then, that so many early avant-garde filmmakers participated enthusiastically in advertising.
—Michael Cowan, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
My parents enthusiastically enjoyed the music of The Temptations and Gladys Knight.
—Bridgette Bartlett Royall, Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
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
Like Gaines, Braden Peters, who is known as Clavicular and sang along enthusiastically to the Ye song, doubled down.
—Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Current board president Jennifer Warren attributes Newcomb for most enthusiastically spearheading the restoration process in 2014-15.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 23 Jan. 2026
But the label has been enthusiastically adopted by conservative, right-leaning women across the country.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Arushi Jacob, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
Selling this fare gives me the opportunity to make a little money and wax enthusiastically about native plants.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Little wonder, then, that so many early avant-garde filmmakers participated enthusiastically in advertising.
—Michael Cowan, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
My parents enthusiastically enjoyed the music of The Temptations and Gladys Knight.
—Bridgette Bartlett Royall, Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
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
Like Gaines, Braden Peters, who is known as Clavicular and sang along enthusiastically to the Ye song, doubled down.
—Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Current board president Jennifer Warren attributes Newcomb for most enthusiastically spearheading the restoration process in 2014-15.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 23 Jan. 2026
But the label has been enthusiastically adopted by conservative, right-leaning women across the country.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthusiastically
Adverb
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Players spoke excitedly about the intoxicating possibilities of a package with Bradley Chubb, Jaelan Phillips and Chop Robinson on the field at the same time.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Fans excitedly hopped into the comments, welcoming the return of Missionary Jack, while others wondered who exactly Monica might be.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The market is now eagerly awaiting signs that attempts by De Meo — whose surprise appointment last year marked the company’s first outsider CEO — to turn Kering around are starting to bear fruit.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Colombo recommends founders start building their audience months before launch, so there's already a supportive community eagerly waiting.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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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
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No romance is in the offing between the two — Dan is straight and Tamma is exuberantly profane about being gay — so their bond is built almost entirely around climbing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Enthusiastically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthusiastically. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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