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Recent Examples of lovingly
Kepa, still wearing goalkeeper gloves, tapped it lovingly.
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Ali seems lovingly bemused, for now.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 25 May 2026
The five-star hotel was lovingly restored in 2018 to preserve its rich history and charm while introducing contemporary refinements.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The Residence combines the twisty appeal of a murder mystery with juicy upstairs-downstairs intrigue, opting not to subvert its genre conventions but to lovingly embrace them.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Einbinder looks lovingly over at her costar, who beams back at her.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
The current owners spent a year lovingly converting the former hotel to a luxury inn with spacious rooms and gathering areas decorated with incredible artworks.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026
Smith gazed lovingly at Brosnan as the leading man turned up the charm while accepting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997.
—John Russell, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Opened in the ’80s and lovingly restored in recent years, the park still holds a timeless charm of bright lights, rides, and carousel music that carries into the night.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
James McNicholas, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Ali seems lovingly bemused, for now.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 25 May 2026
The five-star hotel was lovingly restored in 2018 to preserve its rich history and charm while introducing contemporary refinements.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The Residence combines the twisty appeal of a murder mystery with juicy upstairs-downstairs intrigue, opting not to subvert its genre conventions but to lovingly embrace them.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Einbinder looks lovingly over at her costar, who beams back at her.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
The current owners spent a year lovingly converting the former hotel to a luxury inn with spacious rooms and gathering areas decorated with incredible artworks.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026
Smith gazed lovingly at Brosnan as the leading man turned up the charm while accepting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997.
—John Russell, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Opened in the ’80s and lovingly restored in recent years, the park still holds a timeless charm of bright lights, rides, and carousel music that carries into the night.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lovingly
Adverb
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An ancient mass grave in the Carpathian Basin was found to contain girls killed by blows to the head yet buried respectfully.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Leverage exercised respectfully doesn’t damage relationships.—
Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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With the new lead, detectives were able to positively confirm that the long-unidentified remains belonged to Sipfle, the outlets reported.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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Bear confirmed their brother Noah was the one to positively identify Matt.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 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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The image posted by the president Sunday night showed Trump wearing a biblical-style robe and laying hands on a bedridden man as light emanates from his fingers — while a soldier, a nurse, a praying woman and a bearded man in a baseball cap all look on admiringly.—
Will Weissert,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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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
Cite this Entry
“Lovingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lovingly. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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