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Recent Examples of faithfully
At Ruby’s, wonderful things happen when butter and flour alchemize, like the flaky and citrusy outsides and soft insides of the sugar buns, and an array of other French pastries that faithfully lure in crowds every weekend.
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Ligaya Malones, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
If one were looking for a sports league that most faithfully reflects the modern United States — its stratification, its rituals of self-justification, its remarkable talent for dressing inequality in the language of tradition — Major League Baseball would be hard to beat.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Set guardrails, and follow them faithfully today.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Rather than reworking the demo, the singer became fixated on faithfully reproducing its phrasing and emotional tone.
—Mike Wass, Variety, 20 May 2026
Empathy also helps researchers take care in honoring the thoughts, feelings and experiences of their participants by representing them as faithfully as possible.
—Ankolika De, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
Though many Hungarian judges and prosecutors faithfully carry out their duties, judicial leadership — including the heads of the constitutional and supreme courts — should be replaced to restore trust and impartiality, said Martin of Transparency International Hungary.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Using historical photos and other archival documents, the shop faithfully recreated the vehicle over the course of three years.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 May 2026
The existing rules are hardly followed faithfully.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Ligaya Malones, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
If one were looking for a sports league that most faithfully reflects the modern United States — its stratification, its rituals of self-justification, its remarkable talent for dressing inequality in the language of tradition — Major League Baseball would be hard to beat.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Set guardrails, and follow them faithfully today.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Rather than reworking the demo, the singer became fixated on faithfully reproducing its phrasing and emotional tone.
—Mike Wass, Variety, 20 May 2026
Empathy also helps researchers take care in honoring the thoughts, feelings and experiences of their participants by representing them as faithfully as possible.
—Ankolika De, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
Though many Hungarian judges and prosecutors faithfully carry out their duties, judicial leadership — including the heads of the constitutional and supreme courts — should be replaced to restore trust and impartiality, said Martin of Transparency International Hungary.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Using historical photos and other archival documents, the shop faithfully recreated the vehicle over the course of three years.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 May 2026
The existing rules are hardly followed faithfully.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faithfully
Adverb
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Programs like Breakthrough Therapy designation, Accelerated Approval, expanded access and the use of surrogate endpoints exist precisely because traditional timelines are not always appropriate when lives are at stake.—
Elise Esposito,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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Over the course of three weeks and nearly 150 hours, Mike Elder carefully crafted his honeybee sculpture, welding on antennas and legs, sculpting the yellow and black-striped body from foam and precisely designing its intricate wings.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
Adverb
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Multiple parts of California had a respectably high influx of new residents during March.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Vikings cruised to a quick score to open the game, but the Commanders responded with a drive that started out respectably.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
8 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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The working assumption — correctly — is that anything digital taken into China should be treated as potentially compromised.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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The results were again mixed, with six to seven of the 10 problems answered essentially correctly by at least one AI.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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Getting enough of both – 1,000 to 1,200 milligrams of calcium and 600 to 800 IU of vitamin D per day for most adults – is important for bone health, Kennel said, ideally through food (calcium) or food and sun exposure (vitamin D).—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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This resistance band exercise is a modification of lunges and side steps to build strength in the muscles supporting your knees, ideally without triggering any existing knee pain.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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There are limitations to the findings, but Theocheung believes they can be addressed when the current technology is leveraged appropriately.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The final putt — two feet, 10 inches — was appropriately dramatic, teetering along the left edge before curling back into the cup.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Republicans rightly will blame Newsom and the Democratic Legislature for their misfeasance and malfeasance.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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This is quite rightly a sensation.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Adverb
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Insect repellents for large areas There are some modern and novel options for keeping decently sized outdoor areas mostly free from flying insects.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Norris and Piastri had performed decently throughout the Canadian GP weekend, with Norris taking second in the sprint race and Piastri bringing home fourth.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
Adverb
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The final Scary Movie trailer opens with a fittingly grotesque send-up of Terrifier, the ultra-bloody, low-budget clown slasher that's built a cult following.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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After earning those battle scars, fittingly, 2026 was when everything would come together.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
1 June 2026
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“Faithfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faithfully. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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