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Recent Examples of lustily
He was lustily booed, and also maybe eight.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Helen wept quietly, believing her world had come to an end, while Alice, always comfortable with attention, cried more lustily.
—Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
They were lustily booed at every opportunity.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Helen wept quietly, believing her world had come to an end, while Alice, always comfortable with attention, cried more lustily.
—Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
They were lustily booed at every opportunity.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lustily
Adverb
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Mark Strom, a Brea resident who opposes the deal, heartily disagrees.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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Like the others, its lead suffers heartily before falling in love with a hunk.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Straight men are just catching up, vanity-wise, and political opportunists have eagerly fed into their insecurities.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Nearly everyone in the building is either thinking about ordering it, eagerly waiting for its arrival or in the process of eating it.—
Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The sight of them gave me the creeps, triggering a desire to turn around and walk briskly in the other direction.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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In Albany, Ossé filmed a video, rife with quick cuts, of himself walking around briskly in a dark suit and talking about the Fair Share Act.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Airport wait times listed in the MyTSA mobile app may be outdated because the agency isn't actively updating its websites during the shutdown.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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Our team responded immediately, retrieved the robot, and are actively clearing the area.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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On her Instagram Story, the As Ever founder shared an accompanying video which, according to People, features a voice that’s likely Lilibet’s animatedly speaking towards the end of the clip, as the waves rolled in.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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Mangione wore beige prison clothing to the hearing and spoke animatedly with his defense team.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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For example, my homeland, Ogoniland, was declared a protectorate in 1914 after the British responded violently to opposition from the Ogoni people.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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While there is already scrambling in the diesel market, and diesel prices have reacted even more violently as compared to crude and even gasoline to the upside, the market is still relatively well supplied for the short-term.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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That marquee status would seem to be a virtual guarantee for his second-round match later today against Alcaraz—Fonseca gamely fought through his first-round match against Hungary’s Fábián Marozsán yesterday in three sets, setting up this early-round gut-check.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2026
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This was followed by a shot of Chalamet smiling gamely.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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When Sahelian countries tried to talk to their insurgents, France fiercely opposed it.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Today, this role grows perilous because the nation fiercely disagrees about its identity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Lustily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustily. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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