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as in playfully
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Recent Examples of skittishly
While skittishly edited, the film nevertheless builds up Faithfull’s biography in basic chronological order.
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skittishly
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Vogue's Anna Wintour playfully poked fun at Rocky's daughter being his namesake in her introduction to the rapper, 37.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Dillon playfully shouted back to her.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Andromedans have been desperately working to try to find a way to save humanity from itself, according to Michelle.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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Collins has been one of the more stout edge defenders in his five years in the league, and the Cowboys could desperately use a savvy veteran run defender to contain the edge.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, her mom and aunt can be heard laughing uncontrollably behind the camera.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The best anecdote is one about the film’s sneak preview in Pasadena where the audience, expecting another Exorcist, started laughing uncontrollably at what was on screen.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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The song's interplay between choir and orchestra is buoyantly euphoric, opening a door to bolder, more intentionally progressive and soulful sounds in the country's mainstream.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 May 2025
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Skattebo’s Giants teammates immediately saw the nature of the injury and frantically waved to the sideline for medical attention.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sly, Enders and the other journalists Tice had befriended during his rapid professional rise frantically reached out to their contacts, but nobody knew what had happened to him.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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The umpire called Robinson safe, while Berra animatedly disagreed.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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MrBeast, the internet personality most famous for his videos documenting random acts of extreme charity, is in shorts, animatedly talking and gesturing with his hands.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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Granted, by the time the Jet Skis are swinging crazily in the air, Nathan has only been onboard for a few hours.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
7 Oct. 2025
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That seems like a crazily low number of songs.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Countless moths beat frenetically around the trap’s white, diaphanous panels, which are swaying with ghostly ripples in a gentle breeze.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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Singer Brendan Yates’ intensity — at one point leaping with abandon, at another frenetically thrusting — is what makes Turnstile cook.—
Daniel Kohn,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Skittishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skittishly. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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