excitedly

Definition of excitedlynext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of excitedly As a result, only Makoto’s eight-year-old brother Kenji goes with the other family, and upon arrival at the campsite, scampers around excitedly with a butterfly net, while being warned not to wander too far. — James Marsh, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026 As seen in a clip shared by a fan account on X, Swift, 36, excitedly clapped her hands, snapped her fingers and busted out a little shimmy while cheering on the Chiefs from a suite. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2026 The performance ended with an excited full-force hug and both women jumping up and down excitedly as all four coaches gave them props. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 During one middle school mariachi practice, an instructor encourages a girl to come out of her shell and yell excitedly. — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Gonzalo also grows vanilla, and Christiansen talks excitedly about the tiny melipona bee involved in its propagation and the lengths the farm goes to protect its ecosystem from pesticides. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026 Yet, Henry was among the veterans over the past couple of weeks who spoke vaguely, yet excitedly, about the state of the Ravens offense. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Pattinson, for his part, could not stop running his hand through his hair and whispering excitedly to his nearby partner, Suki Waterhouse. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Sep. 2026 My younger cousin wound up skating at his house a few times and excitedly asked if we were related to him. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitedly
Adverb
  • Heated Rivalry fans who have been eagerly awaiting Season 2 of Crave‘s hockey series are in for a great surprise.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The final state to finish voting on Election Day and by this point in the night (early Wednesday morning on the East Coast), people will be eagerly awaiting the first drop of results for the toss-up Senate race.
    — Maham Javaid, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • Other leading opposition figures, such as Bennett, not only oppose a Palestinian state but also avidly support settlement expansion.
    — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Americans fighting overseas followed the trial avidly on the radio.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Even the famous line so richly anticipated in the men’s room, and so enthusiastically delivered by Whitford, gets trodden on, mostly because Blyth has yet to figure out the rhythms of this distinctive writer.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Even this step is not enthusiastically endorsed by all cancer doctors, though.
    — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Sebastián’s mother is killed in the attack, a presumably devastating shock that is waved almost impatiently aside.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Leo Your ego clashes with others, often pushing you to prove a point impatiently and restlessly.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • While all 11 sectors of the S&P 500 closed with losses, shares of companies tied to the AI build-out suffered keenly.
    — Jenni Reid,Lee Ying Shan,Paulina Likos, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Best of all is his biggest adversary, Sonny Liston, whose luckless early years spoil a tender soul Joseph keenly brings to light.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Excitedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitedly. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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