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loudly

adverb

Definition of loudlynext
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as in loud

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as in noisily

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Recent Examples of loudly Clad in a signature pink jumpsuit and armed with a matching bullhorn, Nixon loudly disrupted a hearing to pass a new map expected to help the GOP expand its dominance in the state by unravelling Florida’s historically Black congressional seats. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 In his speech, Abbas once again implored the international community to take more vigorous action and speak out more loudly against Israel. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 According to court documents, a woman told police that Pace, who was her child’s father, was inside her residence when her boyfriend, Adams, arrived and began knocking loudly on the door. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026 Others work automatically whenever the canine barks too loudly or too much. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 It was crowded with guests like Schrader, Chloë Sevigny, and Alessandro Nivola spilling out into the restaurant, drinking and reminiscing quite loudly about their work with Killer over the years. — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026 On July 31st, Barisone called 911, saying that Kanarek had been loudly threatening him. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 When Volpe walked to the plate for his first at-bat, the crowd applauded loudly. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The Overton window, for some reason, is more open than ever on the AI apocalypse narrative—and the wisdom of crowds is speaking loudly. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loudly
  1. loud
  2. noisily
  3. ostentatiously
  4. vociferously
  5. flamboyantly
  6. boisterously
  7. lustily
  8. stridently
Adverb
  • To do this transparently, visibly and with empathy, the trick is to give people the floor to talk out loud.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Last week, law enforcement in the city of Kirkland, Washington (just northeast of Seattle) responded to a 911 call from a resident reporting loud banging inside their home.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of loud
Adverb
  • Contemporary foes like Iraq’s Saddam Hussein and North Korea’s Kim Jong-il remained firmly, if sometimes noisily, contained.
    — Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In 2024, likewise, some leaders of the activist left noisily defected from the Harris-Walz ticket.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of noisily
Adverb
  • Bryan Fuller’s expressionistic procedural is ostentatiously gruesome, yes, but the increasingly disturbing interplay between Will and Hannibal — cat and mouse, will-they/won’t they — is a full course meal on its own.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
  • In her closet were seven Ungaros, three Rykiels, a Kamali bathing suit and a Kamali sleeping-bag coat, five Kenzo dresses, two pieces from the Ballets Russes collection of Saint Laurent—all of which were trades or payments in kind, none of them mothballed, but instead worn ostentatiously and often.
    — Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of ostentatiously
Adverb
  • Cinema United, the movie theater trade organization, once vociferously opposed to the merger, backed off Tuesday and called for a settlement to avoid industry uncertainty.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
  • These moves have once again foregrounded Paul's unproven claims that the SARS-Cov-2 virus came from a lab leak and that Fauci covered it up — a charge the scientist has vociferously denied.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 July 2026
Definition of vociferously
Adverb
  • Rooms are decorated with minibars crafted in Jaipur, flamboyantly upholstered chairs, Murano-glass chandeliers, and marbled wallpaper sourced and crafted in Italy.
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Sister Daphne belongs to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an LGBTQ+ group made up mostly of people who dress flamboyantly as nuns.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of flamboyantly
Adverb
  • Lawsuits, bureaucratic battles, boisterously divisive council arguments and vicious social media debates have been part of Bloomfield life for years, and intensified during Danielle Wong’s contentious time as mayor.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith’s screenplay is littered with exaggerated stereotypes just waiting to be boisterously subverted.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 June 2026
Definition of boisterously
Adverb
  • Its 90-minute set was lustily accompanied by Dudamel and his band.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Tom Cruise sat elbow to elbow with David Beckham; UCLA and Los Angeles Lakers star Kareem Abdul Jabbar got a rousing ovation and Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart was lustily booed.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Definition of lustily
Adverb
  • For many years, the EPP staunchly supported former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s stridently nationalist Fidesz party, hoping to keep him within Europe’s political mainstream.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • DeSantis stridently opposed both measures, which failed to get the 60% support needed to pass.
    — Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of stridently

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“Loudly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loudly. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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