proudly

adverb

Definition of proudlynext
as in boldly

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Recent Examples of proudly Posters proudly announced that health providers exchange approximately 22 million patient records each day through Care Everywhere. — Alex Rosenblat — Calmatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 A week after the Ellison and Ynon Kreiz-run Skydance officially became one of the town’s biggest players, the increasingly influential Ruffalo took to social media today to lambaste the proudly centrist Newsom. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 Hochul proudly touted her new restrictions on data centers while noting that Blakeman and Trump support allowing more construction of the power- and water-guzzling facilities. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026 Hollywood should be a city where Jewish residents can live openly, safely and proudly, without intimidation, hatred or antisemitism. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 And all the while, Alcala's will remain a place where the family proudly display their legacy and their Mexican culture. — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 There were hundreds of bikers milling around cheerfully in the showery sunshine and proudly displaying their hogs. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026 Shedeur Sanders, one of the most popular college quarterbacks in the country, stood above the 5-star prep prospect from Georgia and looked down, proudly. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026 And Crow—who proudly posted a video last year of her Tesla taken away on a flatbed after selling it to protest Elon Musk and DOGE—has added to her songwriting muses as time goes on. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 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
  • Sophie Cunningham has become a megastar by boldly stating that men have no business competing in women’s sports — all while shooting the lights out from beyond the 3-point arc.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • At best, this boldly immersive effort will find a home at other festivals and in one-off screenings, whereas general indie distribution seems unlikely.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of boldly
Adverb
  • Greenspan’s cooking is equal parts nostalgic and swashbuckling, with a menu that brazenly reimagines foods most Jewish Americans hold near and dear.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The aides arranged press junkets, invented sources, and planted stories that brazenly inverted popular views.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of brazenly
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  • 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
  • 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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