springily

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for springily
Adverb
  • The story starts to unfold more briskly once Nolan gets Tully to agree to exchange Elsbeth for the increasingly and very loudly distraught store staffer in costume as Raggedy Ann.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Giants briskly filled that need by signing the top free-agent shortstop on the market to a seven-year, $182 million contract.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Small and mid-sized countries that were energetically pursuing Security Council reform have backed off and are waiting for a clear signal of what—if anything—Trump will say about it.
    Richard Gowan, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
  • That means that those kids had likely been playing energetically and enjoying their toddler life just before getting sick.
    Pia Pannaraj, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The left is crisply defined by light and shade and nested architectural frames.
    Kate Colby October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Its textures feel tactile and studied, the action of the film is animated crisply and deliberately, and the overall effect of watching the film is uncanny verisimilitude.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The basketball star playfully pinched his son’s cheek after the United States team beat Venezuela.
    Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Highly creative professionals often approach work playfully.
    Cas Holman, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Springily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springily. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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