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Recent Examples of excitedly
Vuvuzelas honked like a chorus of drunk geese, and spectators chattered excitedly.
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Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
Hargitay can’t help but excitedly jump in.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 12 June 2026
Not like my boyfriend’s family’s doorbell, with its complicated, seven-tone church melody that gives you spiritual chills and causes you to quiver excitedly.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Cue to the adorable Scooby-Doo excitedly jumping into Shaggy’s (Tanner Hagen) arms.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 June 2026
Outside, a crowd sang excitedly.
—Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
On the Bojangles’ official Instagram account, commenters excitedly expressed their delight about the return of the breakfast wrap.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
The group checks out the collection, excitedly putting the watches on their wrists to try them on.
—Jayson Buford, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
This is unnecessary, of course; everyone in the restaurant is already excitedly pretending not to notice that Her Name Is Jen.
—Alessandra Codinha, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
Hargitay can’t help but excitedly jump in.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 12 June 2026
Not like my boyfriend’s family’s doorbell, with its complicated, seven-tone church melody that gives you spiritual chills and causes you to quiver excitedly.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Cue to the adorable Scooby-Doo excitedly jumping into Shaggy’s (Tanner Hagen) arms.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 June 2026
Outside, a crowd sang excitedly.
—Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
On the Bojangles’ official Instagram account, commenters excitedly expressed their delight about the return of the breakfast wrap.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
The group checks out the collection, excitedly putting the watches on their wrists to try them on.
—Jayson Buford, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
This is unnecessary, of course; everyone in the restaurant is already excitedly pretending not to notice that Her Name Is Jen.
—Alessandra Codinha, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitedly
Adverb
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Rarely has a 0-0 draw at a World Cup been so eagerly anticipated… and then celebrated.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Tsietsi sent one of them to the front as a lookout, while the others eagerly plied him with questions about his activities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Adverb
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The couple were deeply involved in literary circles, collected books avidly, read voraciously as well as penning various works.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Yet years spent avidly collecting the pieces naturally left a mark in his approach.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In other social media videos, Fischer can be seen base jumping enthusiastically from sheer cliffs with only a parachute to break his fall.—
Matthew Kelly
Updated June 15,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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The New York native celebrated enthusiastically with his teammates after scoring his first World Cup goal, a milestone moment in his international career.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Adverb
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As New York Knicks fans impatiently await Saturday evening, the hopes and dreams of millions have become fixed on one undeniable truth — the team is only one game away from winning an NBA championship.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
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And there’s nothing more excruciating than sweating bullets while impatiently waiting for the machine to lock up, signaling the ice cream is ready to eat.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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Igby Rigney stars as Bret, an aspiring writer and keenly observant teenager whose reality begins to unravel with the arrival of a mysterious and magnetic new student, Robert Mallory (Homer Gere), per the official logline.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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Rarely has a film been so keenly aware of the link between voyeurism and filmmaking itself.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
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“Excitedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitedly. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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