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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
Ghost, also starring Patrick Swayze and Tony Goldwyn, follows Sam Wheat (Swayze) and Molly Jensen (Moore), who are madly in love.
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
When Luigi arrived, tail wagging madly, students from throughout the school came to play with him — including some who had otherwise refused to return to campus.
—Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Her theft results in the throwers of those coins—played by Will Arnett, Danny DeVito, Jon Heder, and Bell’s future husband Dax Shepard—falling madly in love with her.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
His bandmates and friends who stayed with him to the end describe Carmen as a kind and generous suburban dad, happily retired, madly in love with Amy, and shattered by the loss of his relationship with his kids.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
When Luigi arrived, tail wagging madly, students from throughout the school came to play with him — including some who had otherwise refused to return to campus.
—Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Her theft results in the throwers of those coins—played by Will Arnett, Danny DeVito, Jon Heder, and Bell’s future husband Dax Shepard—falling madly in love with her.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
His bandmates and friends who stayed with him to the end describe Carmen as a kind and generous suburban dad, happily retired, madly in love with Amy, and shattered by the loss of his relationship with his kids.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madly
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For a time, all is chaos, the men frantically running, apparently without direction or strategy.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Looking ahead, this will force three major changes: smaller companies will close or be bought out, businesses will frantically look for suppliers outside China, and consumers will ultimately pay higher prices.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Including: a Hitchcockian crime feature with high-fashion sensibilities, a culinary film that critiques perfectionism in a manner that would make Whiplash proud, and a wildly underrated psychological thriller with one of the most demented performances in recent memory.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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While the school choice movement says their goal is to create competition in education, the measure could result in wildly different classroom experiences for students.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
16 May 2025
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“Madly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madly. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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