faithfully

adverb

Definition of faithfullynext
as in precisely

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Recent Examples of faithfully Rubbed out by the day’s events, the kolams—an art form that sustains the diurnal rhythm of the universe—are faithfully recast the next morning. — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026 The watch revives the brand’s iconic A384 case from 1969, faithfully reproduced in its distinctive 37mm tonneau shape. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 As thunder rumbles over Mpophomeni, and the first drops of rain fall, children at the training field pull on hoodies and start to walk home, their dogs trotting faithfully alongside them. — Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026 For Roberts, to faithfully execute the law, the president must have the power to remove officers of independent commissions. — George Thomas, The Atlantic, 30 June 2026 Korkejian’s grandmother visited faithfully, and the distance between them remained charged with love. — Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 It’s been faithfully sung in the book’s accompanying song. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 27 June 2026 Rather than reimagining the star's style, Rodgers focused on faithfully recreating it. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026 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. — Ligaya Malones, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faithfully
  1. precisely
  2. respectably
  3. correctly
  4. ideally
  5. appropriately
  6. rightly
  7. decently
  8. fittingly
Adverb
  • And that’s a lot of energy to shed as a vehicle comes blaring back into Earth’s thick atmosphere, a process that typically annihilates objects returning from space unless they are precisely designed to survive the trip.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • In addition, exposure to a magnetic field changes the amount of that rotation, and allows the sensor to precisely measure the field’s strength.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of precisely
Adverb
  • Fine text and small features were generally well resolved, while overhang performance held up respectably without excessive stringing.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
  • Bromley had lost his ponytail and worked respectably for the Chicago archdiocese, teaching English and drama at Holy Trinity.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of respectably
Adverb
  • Value only exists as long as your team is actively and correctly using the software.
    — KJ Kusch, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • For some of those customers, free line promotions were not reflected correctly following migration due to a delay in applying promotional discounts.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
Definition of correctly
Adverb
  • In Overland Park, the City Council identified property on Switzer Road in the southern portion of the city to build smaller scale, and ideally more affordable, homes.
    — Taylor O'Connor July 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
  • For ages 2 to 5, the AAP supports limiting screen time to one hour per day of high-quality, educational programming that ideally is watched along with a caregiver.
    — Elizabeth Dowdell, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of ideally
Adverb
  • One key to success has been to finally acknowledge the scale of the problem and adapt appropriately.
    — Mehmet Oz, Boston Herald, 13 July 2026
  • The atmosphere has to work extra hard to distribute all this extra heat appropriately.
    — Sean Macaday July 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of appropriately
Adverb
  • When Russian President Vladimir Putin strikes this type of target in Ukraine, there is rightly Western outrage.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Platner’s backers stuck with him too long with so many red flags, and Schumer and the DSCC were rightly skeptical of him.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of rightly
Adverb
  • The entrance opens next to the living room, which is decently proportioned for such a compact model.
    — Adam Williams July 09, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
  • The pair of shotgun-style bedrooms right off the entry are decently sized and come with closets, in addition to being separated by the bathroom.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 6 July 2026
Definition of decently
Adverb
  • Tah missed Germany’s first sudden-death effort before player of the match Jose Canale fittingly sent Paraguay through, inflicting Germany’s first penalty shootout defeat at a World Cup.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • The final destination on our whistlestop tour is, fittingly, Smithson’s 1970 work Spiral Jetty, on the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake.
    — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of fittingly

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“Faithfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faithfully. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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