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Recent Examples of excitedly
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.
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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
Following this interaction, the water being moves to explore other parts of the ship, and the crew excitedly follows.
—Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
In one of the clips, Sweeney excitedly gave Braun a thumbs-up.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 31 May 2026
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
Following this interaction, the water being moves to explore other parts of the ship, and the crew excitedly follows.
—Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
In one of the clips, Sweeney excitedly gave Braun a thumbs-up.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitedly
Adverb
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The market is eagerly waiting to see what price SpaceX starts trading at.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
12 June 2026
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On Thursday, Soccer fans across the metroplex are eagerly waiting for the opening match.—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
12 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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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
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Many of my fellow viewers enthusiastically embraced the role of wrestling fans and behaved as if at a WWE match, audibly pumping up the hero and booing her opponents.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 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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Even without weapons, those people will have a breaking point, as whoever is running Tehran right now is no doubt keenly aware.—
Brian Sullivan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Yet, the series’s finest achievement may well be the clarity of its thoughts on loneliness, an epidemic affecting senior citizens as keenly as any other group.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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“Excitedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitedly. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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