as in lively
in a quick and spirited manner
animatedly raced into the living room to open Christmas presents
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Recent Examples of animatedly
On her Instagram Story, the As Ever founder shared an accompanying video which, according to People, features a voice that’s likely Lilibet’s animatedly speaking towards the end of the clip, as the waves rolled in.
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Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
Mangione wore beige prison clothing to the hearing and spoke animatedly with his defense team.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
During the ceremony, Barron was seen smiling and clapping alongside Elon Musk, animatedly talking with Jeff Bezos and greeting outgoing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Fallon played a clip of DiCaprio from the night, in which he was filmed animatedly speaking to someone about KPop Demon Hunters.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
The One Battle After Another star was filmed interacting animatedly with an unknown attendee at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday night.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2026
The silence is delightfully interrupted by three older men dressed in loafers and Hawaiian shirts conversing animatedly in Greek over a half-empty box of almond cookies.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
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
Together, the princess and the first lady greeted Dwayne Fields, chief scout, and could be seen chatting animatedly to him.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
Mangione wore beige prison clothing to the hearing and spoke animatedly with his defense team.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
During the ceremony, Barron was seen smiling and clapping alongside Elon Musk, animatedly talking with Jeff Bezos and greeting outgoing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Fallon played a clip of DiCaprio from the night, in which he was filmed animatedly speaking to someone about KPop Demon Hunters.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
The One Battle After Another star was filmed interacting animatedly with an unknown attendee at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday night.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2026
The silence is delightfully interrupted by three older men dressed in loafers and Hawaiian shirts conversing animatedly in Greek over a half-empty box of almond cookies.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
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
Together, the princess and the first lady greeted Dwayne Fields, chief scout, and could be seen chatting animatedly to him.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for animatedly
Adverb
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The voice cast from the first installment keeps the film lively.—
Zaki Hasan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
31 Mar. 2026
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Young hunters can also expect pennies, treats and other surprises along the route—enough to keep the afternoon lively.—
Debby Rice,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Doncic playfully slapped Maxi Kleber on the back of the head when Kleber was shooting during a Game 4 timeout.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Penguins darted beneath us, marine iguanas grazed on algae, and sea lions twirled playfully in the water.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Still, while these surfaces are clearly meant to reflect deeper emotional and cultural truths, Coppola’s mining of them is done glancingly, airily.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Animatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animatedly. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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