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Recent Examples of lovingly
The story was subbed, luridly headlined, set in type, and fitted lovingly into the front page.
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Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Jacobs speaks candidly of a troubled childhood and lovingly about Fifth Avenue shopping trips with his grandmother, which inspired a feeling for fashion history and handicrafts.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
And all of that creative energy filters into Milan’s residential architecture, where, especially over the past few years, many of those apartments have been lovingly reimagined as Airbnbs.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2026
The fact that the team is almost entirely composed of Americans with Italian heritage is by now well-known and lovingly mocked on both sides of the Atlantic.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The couple had been married for nearly six decades and Parton lovingly praised him during interviews throughout her career.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
Blending the best of old and new, 20 South Battery is a stunning historic mansion that’s been lovingly restored to the grandeur of its heyday in the mid-1850s.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
He will be deeply missed, and lovingly remembered always.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
Kinney lovingly stuffs the view of the boat’s cabin and upper deck with props and details that reward the eye.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Jacobs speaks candidly of a troubled childhood and lovingly about Fifth Avenue shopping trips with his grandmother, which inspired a feeling for fashion history and handicrafts.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
And all of that creative energy filters into Milan’s residential architecture, where, especially over the past few years, many of those apartments have been lovingly reimagined as Airbnbs.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2026
The fact that the team is almost entirely composed of Americans with Italian heritage is by now well-known and lovingly mocked on both sides of the Atlantic.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The couple had been married for nearly six decades and Parton lovingly praised him during interviews throughout her career.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
Blending the best of old and new, 20 South Battery is a stunning historic mansion that’s been lovingly restored to the grandeur of its heyday in the mid-1850s.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
He will be deeply missed, and lovingly remembered always.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
Kinney lovingly stuffs the view of the boat’s cabin and upper deck with props and details that reward the eye.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lovingly
Adverb
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Residents should speak up — clearly, respectfully and urgently.—
Randy Linville,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
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Mike always conducted himself respectfully and with care for those around him.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The cosmos has three possible geometries—positively curved like a sphere, flat like an infinite plane or negatively curved like a saddle—but geometry alone doesn’t determine shape.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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Although state legislative races rarely get the national spotlight, Democrats across the country were positively euphoric at the irony of their Republican nemesis being represented by one of their own.—
BILL BARROW,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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As Sarkozy notes appreciatively in his book, Le Pen, unlike many other political luminaries, came out in support of him after his sentencing.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2026
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This analysis was then repeated by journalists like Jonathan Rauch, who appreciatively cited Sides’s postmortem in an article published by the Brookings Institution.—
Jason Blakely,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Soon the internet was flooded with memes of the president looking admiringly up at Mamdani.—
Jasmine Garsd,
NPR,
27 Nov. 2025
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In another photo, Gomez holds hands with longtime bestie Taylor Swift, 35, who looks at her admiringly.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
17 Nov. 2025
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“Lovingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lovingly. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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