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Recent Examples of excitedly
The five-bedroom, five-bathroom pad is a remodeled Mediterranean-style mansion that Zendaya excitedly showed off on her Instagram account.
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Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026
In the run-up to the 2026 Brit Awards being staged outside of London for the first time ever, a local Manchester train station excitedly changed its name, from Deansgate to Olivia Deansgate.
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
Pups lick clean their pup cups Video above, shared by Saraceno, showed the pups excitedly digging into their cups and jumping up with joy.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Family members swapped stories about Maliek’s radiant smile, about the little legs that excitedly carried him through the park.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Ning could be seen jumping up excitedly from the sidelines once Stolz crossed the finish line.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Brian Wilson was back, as the promotional campaign around 15 Big Ones excitedly proclaimed, and that meant the rockin’ good times were here to stay.
—Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2026
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
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
Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026
In the run-up to the 2026 Brit Awards being staged outside of London for the first time ever, a local Manchester train station excitedly changed its name, from Deansgate to Olivia Deansgate.
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
Pups lick clean their pup cups Video above, shared by Saraceno, showed the pups excitedly digging into their cups and jumping up with joy.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Family members swapped stories about Maliek’s radiant smile, about the little legs that excitedly carried him through the park.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Ning could be seen jumping up excitedly from the sidelines once Stolz crossed the finish line.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Brian Wilson was back, as the promotional campaign around 15 Big Ones excitedly proclaimed, and that meant the rockin’ good times were here to stay.
—Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitedly
Adverb
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Many fans have been eagerly awaiting a new installment since the release of A Court of Silver Flames in 2021.—
Fleurine Tideman,
Glamour,
5 Mar. 2026
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His manager was interested in learning about advances in medical electronics and eagerly shared his knowledge with Weston.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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This was just as the Watergate era took hold and the Washington Post was becoming the most important and avidly read paper on earth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 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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These women were all enthusiastically consenting adults.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Though plenty responded enthusiastically to an open call put out by the museum, others required some convincing.—
Douglas Markowitz,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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On Christmas morning my sister and I would arise at dawn and sit impatiently in front of the tree, waiting to open dozens of presents that had come in from across the Lemann family’s expanse of relatives, friends, and law-firm clients.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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Witnesses also noted that a car was slowly turning in the Chelo's parking lot and the car that hit Patty, impatiently rushed around it.—
Gail Ciampa,
The Providence Journal,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Lincoln was keenly aware that, consistent with the founding conception of republicanism, the Constitution and its system of separation of powers aimed to create a deliberative democracy — one that combined accountability with reason-giving in the public domain.—
Cass Sunstein,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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As the goals are drying up from other positions, Watkins’ steady slide is more keenly felt now than in the early months of the campaign.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Excitedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitedly. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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