proudly

adverb

Definition of proudlynext
as in boldly

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Recent Examples of proudly Maine’s Troy Jackson and Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed beat Republicans by proudly campaigning for Medicare for All. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Time, 5 Nov. 2026 As a parting note, Morgan proudly revealed that Dia is nearing its $200 million endowment goal. — Freya Drohan, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026 Instead, people are proudly attending midnight release parties, dressing up in their best outfits and even getting tattoos for their favorite books. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026 Showing off his prize porcelain in the studio during his podcast, Cat noted proudly that it had been used and flushed by royalty, including Jim Calhoun, Kevin Ollie and Dan Hurley. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026 In a state with a thriving Latino population, Jefferson Boulevard in Dallas' Oak Cliff neighborhood is one of countless places where Latino culture is proudly on display. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Maybe that’s an absurd quibble, though, for a series that is proudly manufactured from the very beginning. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026 After all, The Wicker Husband dances proudly with his wife in front of everyone, satisfies her enough to break their bed, and then fixes said bed without being asked. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2026 More than 75 years later, the attraction remains family-owned and proudly embraces its Old Florida roots. — Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proudly
  1. boldly
  2. brazenly
  3. arrogantly
  4. contemptuously
  5. loftily
  6. scornfully
  7. pompously
  8. haughtily
Adverb
  • Gray has always displayed a probing visual style, boldly confrontational yet painfully tender.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • There’s a woman’s smiling face on a wall in Cornelia, printed on aluminum, boldly colored enough to see from the amphitheater being built a block away in this northeast Georgia town.
    — Tiffany Davis, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of boldly
Adverb
  • Because of how the film so brazenly mixes so many art styles and even mediums, the rotoscoping feels like a natural fit rather than some kind of awkward superimposition.
    — Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The surgeon, James Marion Sims, often referred to as the father of gynecology, brazenly refused to administer anesthesia to his Black victims.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of brazenly
Adverb
  • But among their best qualities, Dick Riordan was arrogantly confident, Jim Hahn had a steady hand on the tiller, Antonio Villaraigosa was tireless and passionate, Eric Garcetti was a long-range thinker on earthquakes, water and energy.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • But the majority in 2019 said federal courts aren’t competent to decide when gerrymandering goes too far, even when the culprits arrogantly boast about it, as some did in Tallahassee.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of arrogantly
Adverb
  • Hazel swung the lamp in her hand and looked contemptuously at Ginny, surrounded by the naturalists and the teachers, who whispered encouragement.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.
    — Mikhail Zygar, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of contemptuously
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  • The high-concept mission statement talks loftily of the Spice Route, yet, frankly, still feels underbaked.
    — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of loftily
Adverb
  • Those are places where many voters look skeptically, even scornfully, upon big cities and the people who run them.
    — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • As if the question arose, thought Leonora scornfully.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of scornfully
Adverb
  • Texas is taking it to a new level, pompously trying to single-handedly keep Republican control of the House after the 2026 midterms.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of pompously
Adverb
  • The previous truths, long vivified by history, have been haughtily dismissed by the Journal’s editorial page.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Definition of haughtily

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