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as in excitedly
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as in impetuously
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Recent Examples of impatiently
The taller daughter has earbuds plugged into her ears, impatiently tapping her lace-up boots.
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Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
As New York Knicks fans impatiently await Saturday evening, the hopes and dreams of millions have become fixed on one undeniable truth — the team is only one game away from winning an NBA championship.
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Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
And there’s nothing more excruciating than sweating bullets while impatiently waiting for the machine to lock up, signaling the ice cream is ready to eat.
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Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
Both Donald and Si attended Syracuse University for a while but leaped impatiently into the family business well before graduation.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
All four keep impatiently cutting each other off, snatching the phone back and forth.
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Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Bum-seok listens impatiently to their second-hand accounts of tiger tracks being sighted in the mountains, leading them to assume the animal must have wandered all the way down from Siberia.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Drivers have been patiently and impatiently waiting to race again.
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Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
As New York Knicks fans impatiently await Saturday evening, the hopes and dreams of millions have become fixed on one undeniable truth — the team is only one game away from winning an NBA championship.
—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
And there’s nothing more excruciating than sweating bullets while impatiently waiting for the machine to lock up, signaling the ice cream is ready to eat.
—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
Both Donald and Si attended Syracuse University for a while but leaped impatiently into the family business well before graduation.
—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
All four keep impatiently cutting each other off, snatching the phone back and forth.
—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Bum-seok listens impatiently to their second-hand accounts of tiger tracks being sighted in the mountains, leading them to assume the animal must have wandered all the way down from Siberia.
—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Drivers have been patiently and impatiently waiting to race again.
—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.
—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impatiently
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Windsor-Smith also cuts this dialogue into smaller pieces, sometimes causing dialogue to overlap other dialogue, as if the speakers are excitedly talking over one another.
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To celebrate a Fed Chair for not believing that economic growth causes inflation is like cheering excitedly upon seeing a sixth grader complete Charlotte’s Web.
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Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.
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Throughout the evening, Angela eagerly seeks Hawk and Piña’s approval, while Joe refuses to indulge them.
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The new kings did not insist that scribes ought to write official documents in their own Germanic tongue, but eagerly adopted the more prestigious Latin language.
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As the party raged on LACMA’s campus, hundreds of parade participants hurriedly prepared for their debuts in the corners of nearby streets and parking lots.
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If another family attempts to invade that space, they are hurriedly pushed away by loud squawking and aggressive flying.
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The couple were deeply involved in literary circles, collected books avidly, read voraciously as well as penning various works.
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Yet years spent avidly collecting the pieces naturally left a mark in his approach.
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That brief pause makes the difference between responding wisely and reacting impulsively.
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When Saajan impulsively offers to join her, plans accelerate, leading to some of the most thrilling and heartbreaking moments the piece offers.
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Meanwhile, a flashback, set vaguely in the Before Times, presents a girl playing with the ragdoll Jessie, a cowgirl and aspirant sheriff, voiced enthusiastically and most capably by Joan Cusack.
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America’s cheap conveniences can (and often do) spark snobbish criticism about junk food and car culture, but visitors are going viral for enthusiastically embracing the American way.
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Police said vehicles were doing donuts and speed contests, while several motorcycles were also seen being driven recklessly in the area.
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“Impatiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impatiently. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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