warmly

adverb

Definition of warmlynext
as in fanatically

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Recent Examples of warmly Jacobs posted video on Wednesday of Cyrus warmly greeting her backstage. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 Upon landing in Samarkand on Sunday night, Rubio was warmly embraced by Uzbekistan’s foreign minister, Bakhtiyor Saidov, while two women clad in elaborate gold-and-black traditional dresses presented him with a bouquet. — Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026 Following its Cannes premiere the film has been warmly received at other festivals, and will be screening at Montpellier’s CineMed followed immediately by the Rome Film Festival, in their Best First Feature section. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 And the London Film Festival audience received the feature warmly, with one moment of raucous applause and plenty of laughter across the screening. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warmly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warmly
  1. fanatically
  2. rabidly
  3. excitedly
  4. enthusiastically
  5. zealously
  6. eagerly
  7. avidly
Adverb
  • But Anthony Fauci is a near-perfect example of the modern public health profession, someone who believes fanatically in his own infallibility.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • The children playing Lamia and Saeed had no training as actors, yet both are fanatically precise, effortlessly expressive, and pensively deep-hearted.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of fanatically
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  • In front of a rabidly hostile, pro-ECW crowd at the Hammerstein Ballroom, RVD defeated Cena to win his first and only WWE Championship.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of rabidly
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  • As a result, only Makoto’s eight-year-old brother Kenji goes with the other family, and upon arrival at the campsite, scampers around excitedly with a butterfly net, while being warned not to wander too far.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
  • As seen in a clip shared by a fan account on X, Swift, 36, excitedly clapped her hands, snapped her fingers and busted out a little shimmy while cheering on the Chiefs from a suite.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of excitedly
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  • Even the famous line so richly anticipated in the men’s room, and so enthusiastically delivered by Whitford, gets trodden on, mostly because Blyth has yet to figure out the rhythms of this distinctive writer.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Even this step is not enthusiastically endorsed by all cancer doctors, though.
    — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of enthusiastically
Adverb
  • Finn — whose gaze is wearily abstracted in one moment, zealously blind the next — is building up a first-rate catalogue of women well past the verge.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In that span, the prevailing public narrative about Simmons shifted radically — from a guy zealously dedicated to rehabbing and the game itself to questions about his desire and dedication.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of zealously
Adverb
  • Unfortunately for fans who had been eagerly hoping to see Skarsgård’s wicker member up close and personal in the film, they might be slightly disappointed.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Comcast chairman and Co-CEO Brian Roberts said staffers are eagerly anticipating the forthcoming split of NBCUniversal from the company’s broadband, pay-TV and wireless division.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of eagerly
Adverb
  • Other leading opposition figures, such as Bennett, not only oppose a Palestinian state but also avidly support settlement expansion.
    — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Americans fighting overseas followed the trial avidly on the radio.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of avidly

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“Warmly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warmly. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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