friskily

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friskily
Adverb
  • The basketball star playfully pinched his son’s cheek after the United States team beat Venezuela.
    Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Highly creative professionals often approach work playfully.
    Cas Holman, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The story starts to unfold more briskly once Nolan gets Tully to agree to exchange Elsbeth for the increasingly and very loudly distraught store staffer in costume as Raggedy Ann.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Giants briskly filled that need by signing the top free-agent shortstop on the market to a seven-year, $182 million contract.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The song's interplay between choir and orchestra is buoyantly euphoric, opening a door to bolder, more intentionally progressive and soulful sounds in the country's mainstream.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 May 2025
Adverb
  • While skittishly edited, the film nevertheless builds up Faithfull’s biography in basic chronological order.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Rice was playing at an All-Pro level last year before suffering a torn ACL, second-year receiver Xavier Worthy is always improving and even tight end Travis Kelce is appearing more sprightly than last campaign.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Likewise, the airy comedy (boosted by Thomas Newman’s sprightly if familiar-sounding score) insists on the seeming incongruity between the film’s lovely setting and its darker subject matter.
    Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Friskily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friskily. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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