tirelessly

adverb

as in vigorously

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Recent Examples of tirelessly And there were plenty of heroic acts by thousands of health care workers who toiled tirelessly, risking their own lives to care for those who had fallen ill during the pandemic. — Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 On the ground, firefighters worked tirelessly to make progress, in a race against time, before a forecast surge in temperatures this week could complicate efforts to put out the fires. — Miguel MacIas, NPR, 27 July 2026 The Walsh family has tirelessly fought for decades to advance the missing children’s movement. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 Powell has been working pretty tirelessly for the last couple of years. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 July 2026 For nearly 10 days, Fig’s family searched tirelessly for their beloved pet. — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 22 July 2026 Back home in Wilmington, Cynthia Brown built community the way her forebears had built houses—tirelessly and elegantly in the course of years. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026 Japan are close to that level and will work tirelessly to make this a close game. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 29 June 2026 This courageous woman fought tirelessly for justice and equality. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tirelessly
  1. vigorously
  2. indefatigably
  3. energetically
  4. actively
Adverb
  • Lederberg and other exobiologists sought funding and support for exobiological research and advocated vigorously for spacecraft sterilization.
    — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 30 July 2026
  • Congressman Miller will continue to vigorously defend his reputation against false and reckless allegations designed to inflame public opinion rather than reflect reality.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of vigorously
Adverb
  • Selling cigarettes on the street to buy food for her siblings, the pre-teen is indefatigably upbeat, eagerly anticipating an imminent passage to Germany.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Matthew Restall, for example, has worked indefatigably as a myth buster for dozens of misconceptions for roughly two decades now, and only recently did another historian, Camilla Townsend, stitch together the history of the Aztecs according to their own statements, as recorded in Nahuatl.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Definition of indefatigably
Adverb
  • Plenty of his peers filled the void, none more energetically than Chesney, who has by now built a beachy brand that almost rivals Buffett’s.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
  • There was also a large contingent of Iranian fans who energetically waved the nation’s current flag.
    — Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 16 June 2026
Definition of energetically
Adverb
  • The New York Yankees, currently in a heated AL East pennant race, are actively seeking to upgrade their roster at third base, shortstop, and catcher.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • That is, people (including children) who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for purposes of bag limits.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of actively

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“Tirelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tirelessly. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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