lustily

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lustily
Adverb
  • In Lake County, State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart campaigned heartily in favor of the act.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
  • Siskel and Ebert themselves couldn’t have disagreed more heartily.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
Adverb
  • Nurse Mugun says people are eagerly awaiting the rollout.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Bryce Eldridge's friends eagerly await his major league arrival to the Giants.
    David Driver, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • By that yardstick, this clearance moved briskly.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • There are multiple scenes of him as a younger man walking briskly on city streets, briefcase tucked under an arm – purposeful, directed, not idling or taking in the ambiance around him.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Organizations actively developing ProSocial AI become magnets for engineers, data scientists, and ethicists who want meaningful work that contributes positively to society.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Chérizier, 48, who’s been actively meeting with former rivals, may be trying to duplicate the conditions in Carrefour, a sprawling suburb south of the capital where gangs now settle disputes, enact rules and profit from residents’ commercial activities.
    Johnny Fils-Aimé, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The two animatedly discuss the issue, veering off topic at times into snake-hunting and a plot point from a Spider-Man film.
    Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Then, in the 58th minute, he was seen speaking into his mobile phone, talking and gesticulating animatedly.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Bolsonaro's charges include attempting to violently end the democratic rule of law, plotting a coup and forming part of an armed criminal organization.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
  • If Hall jerked too violently, let alone tried to run, the wire would pull the trigger, firing the shotgun Kiritsis had pointed at the back of Hall’s head.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • After walking the red carpet, Elordi and Isaac gamely stopped for selfies and autographs with the hordes of fans outside the theater.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
  • While the Administration has gamely, and repeatedly, fired back.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Food delivery is one of the most fiercely competitive battlefields.
    Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Entertainment complex and Loews Hotels, which led to winning the fiercely competitive bid for the National Medal of Honor Museum.
    Forbes Books Press Release Official, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Lustily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustily. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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