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Recent Examples of proudly
Sapini will compete in the Miss Universe pageant on November 20 in Thailand, proudly representing Haiti on the international stage.
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Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Finding new ways to communicate In previous years, many brands used sustainability as a foothold for activism, and their communications became proudly political in the process.
—Bella Webb, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Ree proudly waved at her youngest family member, thrilled to have the support from her family.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Ashanti posted an image of her posing in a two-piece bikini and braids in Barbados, proudly showing off her postpartum curves.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Oct. 2025
As some of the duo’s famous friends read excerpts from the resulting book, everyone from Bravo to Bell proudly admitted to having been fired in their careers.
—Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Even as new burger joints pop up across the city, Kincaid’s remains steady, familiar and proudly old-school.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Today, Arkansas even hosts the World Cheese Dip Championship and proudly celebrates it as a part of its culinary identity.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, long recognized as one of the world’s top music institutions, proudly joined this year’s Billboard Latin Music Week as an official sponsor.
—Quincy Green, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Finding new ways to communicate In previous years, many brands used sustainability as a foothold for activism, and their communications became proudly political in the process.
—Bella Webb, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Ree proudly waved at her youngest family member, thrilled to have the support from her family.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Ashanti posted an image of her posing in a two-piece bikini and braids in Barbados, proudly showing off her postpartum curves.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Oct. 2025
As some of the duo’s famous friends read excerpts from the resulting book, everyone from Bravo to Bell proudly admitted to having been fired in their careers.
—Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Even as new burger joints pop up across the city, Kincaid’s remains steady, familiar and proudly old-school.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Today, Arkansas even hosts the World Cheese Dip Championship and proudly celebrates it as a part of its culinary identity.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, long recognized as one of the world’s top music institutions, proudly joined this year’s Billboard Latin Music Week as an official sponsor.
—Quincy Green, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proudly
Adverb
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And who better than Harris to pilot dancers boldly into new spaces?—
Guillermo Perez,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani The Gold Q-Hugo goes to BOUCHRA, directed by Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani, a heartfelt and evocative film that mixes animation and docu-fiction; in a year that highlights genre, this film boldly defies it.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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As French police, government officials and top executives at the Louvre Museum continue to scratch their heads over how thieves managed to brazenly steal priceless jewelry in broad daylight, a German company is seizing the moment and grabbing its 15 minutes of fame.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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And back in November four masked men brazenly smashed display cases in the Cognacq-Jay Museum in the French capital and made off with seven 18th-century snuff boxes.—
Lionel Laurent,
Twin Cities,
24 Oct. 2025
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
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The protagonist of this audaciously spoofy spy novel is Hal Knight, a comedian who has resigned in disgrace from his other job, as a Democratic congressman, after a video depicting him insulting an actress went viral.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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For example, Stars Coffee emerged after Starbucks (SBUX) exited in 2022, adopting an audaciously familiar logo of a woman with a star above her head.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Proudly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proudly. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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