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as in loud
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as in noisily
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Recent Examples of loudly
Witnesses told officers the couple had been loudly arguing near the east side of the walking bridge at the lake.
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Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
While the French film industry, like Hollywood, is overwhelmingly liberal (think of the walkouts at the César Awards when accused statutory rapist Roman Polanski won best director in 2020), some of the biggest Gallic stars of yesteryear have loudly bucked the trend.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
Guidance encourages people to speak loudly, remain calm and slowly back away.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
When the choir was singing, the older of these two women started singing along, loudly, while everyone else in the congregation was quietly listening.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
Birds sing loudly in the morning because dawn cues their bodies to start communicating after a silent night.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
Many in the crowd cheered loudly for Golden State.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
Vance loudly rapped his fist on the conference table in support.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Surely putting this on, loudly, should generate enough friction in your household to drive off guests — of any political affiliation — who've overstayed their welcome.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
While the French film industry, like Hollywood, is overwhelmingly liberal (think of the walkouts at the César Awards when accused statutory rapist Roman Polanski won best director in 2020), some of the biggest Gallic stars of yesteryear have loudly bucked the trend.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
Guidance encourages people to speak loudly, remain calm and slowly back away.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
When the choir was singing, the older of these two women started singing along, loudly, while everyone else in the congregation was quietly listening.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
Birds sing loudly in the morning because dawn cues their bodies to start communicating after a silent night.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
Many in the crowd cheered loudly for Golden State.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
Vance loudly rapped his fist on the conference table in support.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Surely putting this on, loudly, should generate enough friction in your household to drive off guests — of any political affiliation — who've overstayed their welcome.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loudly
Adverb
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But [the fans] were singing really loud.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
12 Jan. 2026
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Protesters used whistles and tambourines to keep chants loud outside Austin City Hall as passing drivers honked in support.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Sparrows that had flown down into the roofless atrium chirped noisily.—
Daniyal Mueenuddin,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
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Fireworks were bursting noisily in the sky of Inwood that night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Tanner plunges into these ostentatiously autobiographical roles, heedlessly, hectically and without a psychiatric net.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The elegant houses of Georgetown were ostentatiously weather-beaten.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Unused to the diet, heat and poor hygiene, Ramírez fell ill, though neither diarrhea nor stomach cramps prevented him from complaining vociferously about his accommodation, arguing with his instructors about tactics and questioning his hosts’ more grandiose claims of military prowess.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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By coming so vociferously to the shooter’s defense, Vance full-throatedly committed himself to the MAGA mission of enforcing respect by any means necessary.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In his social orbit are a flamboyantly gay colleague played by Mason Gooding and a roommate questioning her own sexuality, played by Chase Sui Wonders.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2026
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The novel keeps the illusion running with great skill, but it’s also flamboyantly patterned, in ways both large and small.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In a video captured by a Bee journalist, Sodke was seen boisterously entering the stage at Golden 1 Center to receiver her diploma from Chancellor Gary May while cheering on her fellow undergraduates that day.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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About 150 people attended the meeting, and boisterously applauded when speakers condemned the town’s less stringent rules.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
16 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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One play after a Jalen Hurts fumble — and only three plays into the second half — the Philadelphia Eagles were trailing the Los Angeles Rams 26-7 in their NFC championship game rematch, with an offensive effort that was lustily booed by the home crowd.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
21 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Still, Democrats stridently argued that Congress needs to assert its role in determining when the president can use wartime powers.—
Stephen Groves,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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The White House stridently disagreed with Conley.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Loudly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loudly. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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