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Recent Examples of proudly
Renzo proudly said that 29 percent of the materials used in the group’s brand collections are certified lower-impact, surpassing the target set by The Fashion Pact for member companies, which required 25 percent of materials to be sourced from lower-impact alternatives by 2025.
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Our own The Incomer made a really big mark in Sundance this year, very proudly and very culturally Scottish, and the human really translated.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
Ike Barinholtz, Seth Rogen and Chase Sui Wonders pose proudly with the Best International Series Award for their show The Studio during the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises 2026 on May 10 in London.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
As the Wild have slowly filled the puck holder, Lange has watched proudly from afar, scouring social media after each win to see which player is going to be picked.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Some proudly own assortments well into the double digits.
—Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Fleenor attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — proudly calling herself a Tar Heel — and worked at the university hospital for three years before coming to Atlanta as a travel nurse in 2001.
—Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Williams, 40, started off by proudly touting her accomplishments at the start of her job performance review, but soon found herself under fire from three of her five commission bosses.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Yet many Argentines proudly claim a connection to the Europeans, Italians in particular, who arrived in the country in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Our own The Incomer made a really big mark in Sundance this year, very proudly and very culturally Scottish, and the human really translated.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
Ike Barinholtz, Seth Rogen and Chase Sui Wonders pose proudly with the Best International Series Award for their show The Studio during the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises 2026 on May 10 in London.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
As the Wild have slowly filled the puck holder, Lange has watched proudly from afar, scouring social media after each win to see which player is going to be picked.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Some proudly own assortments well into the double digits.
—Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Fleenor attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — proudly calling herself a Tar Heel — and worked at the university hospital for three years before coming to Atlanta as a travel nurse in 2001.
—Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Williams, 40, started off by proudly touting her accomplishments at the start of her job performance review, but soon found herself under fire from three of her five commission bosses.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Yet many Argentines proudly claim a connection to the Europeans, Italians in particular, who arrived in the country in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proudly
Adverb
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While many television and podcast analysts have been extremely careful to only note possible theories of what happened to Guthrie based on their past investigative expertise, others have gone full bore in boldly declaring their view of what occurred.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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Her success brought both raves and snark, but a thing that could boldly be said of her whole deal was that it was aligned with counterculture even as it was subsumed by the mainstream.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
9 May 2026
Adverb
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Does that include them brazenly violating the body camera policy?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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The humbling end to a mercifully brief career should be a warning to anyone else who might try to get elected by brazenly flouting the disclosure laws.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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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
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Kiffin was arrogantly miffed, but Carter was so right.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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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
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Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.—
Mikhail Zygar,
Vanity Fair,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Obama’s stone exterior has academics and architecture critics in mind; it’s loftily designed to resemble four hands coming together and comes with such other un-Trump-like attributes as a wetland walk and sustainable garden.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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As if the question arose, thought Leonora scornfully.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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The most controversial aspect of the post is that Vachris appeared to audaciously eat the hot dog plain, with no mustard, relish or ketchup in sight.—
Seattle Times,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The models Banks vied to empower so audaciously became her dolls for makeovers and playing pretend.—
Hunter Lacey,
Allure,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Proudly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proudly. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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