jauntily

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jauntily
Adverb
  • 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
  • Add ice and stir briskly for 10 seconds (if using small ice) to 25 seconds (if using big ice).
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Small and mid-sized countries that were energetically pursuing Security Council reform have backed off and are waiting for a clear signal of what—if anything—Trump will say about it.
    Richard Gowan, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
  • That means that those kids had likely been playing energetically and enjoying their toddler life just before getting sick.
    Pia Pannaraj, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The left is crisply defined by light and shade and nested architectural frames.
    Kate Colby October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Its textures feel tactile and studied, the action of the film is animated crisply and deliberately, and the overall effect of watching the film is uncanny verisimilitude.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Maybe that’s a delicate dance even for Drinkwitz, who invoked the Alabama game several times but semi-playfully chided the media for relevant questions about the stuff that plainly needs to be shored up.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Even so, Justin playfully rejected his mom’s recent public prayer for his wellbeing.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Jauntily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jauntily. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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