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as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner
dashed madly around the house during last-minute preparations for the party
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as in enthusiastically
in an enthusiastic manner
the young singer has been so madly praised by the critics you'd think she had invented singing itself
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Recent Examples of madly
In the movie, Black’s Bowser — the Koopa King — is madly in love with Princess Peach, voiced by Taylor-Joy.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The Nineties were madly in love with Elvis, to the point where the Naked Gun movies could get laughs by casting 1960s Broadway star Robert Goulet as Priscilla Presley’s love interest — an in-joke for fans who knew that her husband hated Goulet and would shoot out TVs at the sight of his face.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
The trial was a madly raucous media event, requiring many weeks and a sequestered jury.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
Zoë Kravitz and Harry Styles are truly, madly in love, says a source.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The Nineties were madly in love with Elvis, to the point where the Naked Gun movies could get laughs by casting 1960s Broadway star Robert Goulet as Priscilla Presley’s love interest — an in-joke for fans who knew that her husband hated Goulet and would shoot out TVs at the sight of his face.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
The trial was a madly raucous media event, requiring many weeks and a sequestered jury.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
Zoë Kravitz and Harry Styles are truly, madly in love, says a source.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madly
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Videos from in front of the school show the streets splattered with blood, gunshots sounding in the distance, and a flurry of men — young and old — frantically running around and calling for help.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the skipper and the rest of the crew work frantically to put the ship about and head back to recover the person.—
David Szondy
April 19,
New Atlas,
19 Apr. 2026
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One of the worst things that can happen to a young and evidently talented author is to be lauded too enthusiastically too soon.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Now some of those same circles speak enthusiastically about psychedelics as medicine.—
Dimitri Mugianis,
STAT,
20 Apr. 2026
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Jacas is wildly regarded as a second-round prospect.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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Johnston threw wildly to Feltner, running to cover the bag.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Madly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madly. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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