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Recent Examples of expectantly
Now Ronny looked up at her expectantly.
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Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
In the clip, Blakely can be seen looking off camera expectantly, evidently aware something is happening.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
In the clip, Blakely can be seen looking off camera expectantly, evidently aware something is happening.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectantly
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The online safety curriculum goes one step further by teaching kids how to recognize threats and respond confidently.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The program focuses on one-on-one coaching that gives clients a step-by-step plan to grow their brand and confidently share their story in a way that drives growth and trust.—
Wyles Daniel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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No matter how bad or stressful the situation is, or how difficult the circumstances, these bad bosses believe that being optimistic, positive, or thinking positively will change the outcome.—
Mita Mallick,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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In this case, the player has responded positively to a coach for whom teamwork is non-negotiable.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Growing up, one woman watched her family's dog race joyfully down the hill toward their farmhouse.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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An emotional Instagram reel posted by her daughter, LaTinique, 22, shows her mother, Crystal, 44, playing joyfully with her young grandson, Aziel Chace, who is 18 months old.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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But Pierce Brosnan is the scene-stealer here, joyously leaping into the character of Ron, a former union activist known as Red Ron in his day, still ready to start a protest when needed.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
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That, in turn, jars an earlier memory of happier days in the same car, giddily documenting on camcorder their initial move to New Orleans.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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The kiss became a key piece of a prosecutorial propaganda campaign, giddily inflamed by the tabloid media, that framed Knox as a perverse, cold-blooded killer.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
20 Aug. 2025
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Candace's slideshow began with a photo of herself posing exuberantly with Valeri, Natasha and Bradley under an elaborate arch of pink roses and green and white hydrangea.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Sports legends, including Michael Jordan, Lawrence Taylor, and Randy Moss, attended the game, cheering exuberantly after UNC took a 7-0 lead with an opening drive touchdown.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Expectantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectantly. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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