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Recent Examples of excitedly
The comments reacted excitedly to the news.
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Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Four days into the new year, a post on the farm’s Instagram page excitedly announces the start of its 2026 season.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
On Sunday night, Eduardo Rivera excitedly called his dad to share the good news.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
The pup barks excitedly before the door swings open and Koch drops to her knees to receive kisses and greetings.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
Sadie excitedly barks before the door opens and Koch drops to her knees to receive kisses and greetings from the pup.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Back at Joanne's home, Orson is on the phone with his dad, excitedly talking about his return to Baltimore after his first semester in Palo Alto.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
And when Floyd passes his physical to qualify for a life-insurance policy and excitedly shares how happy Clark will be for him, his doctor asks if Clark is his husband; Carol is again erased.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
Schafer even jumped excitedly with Maude Apatow upon arriving.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Four days into the new year, a post on the farm’s Instagram page excitedly announces the start of its 2026 season.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
On Sunday night, Eduardo Rivera excitedly called his dad to share the good news.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
The pup barks excitedly before the door swings open and Koch drops to her knees to receive kisses and greetings.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
Sadie excitedly barks before the door opens and Koch drops to her knees to receive kisses and greetings from the pup.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Back at Joanne's home, Orson is on the phone with his dad, excitedly talking about his return to Baltimore after his first semester in Palo Alto.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
And when Floyd passes his physical to qualify for a life-insurance policy and excitedly shares how happy Clark will be for him, his doctor asks if Clark is his husband; Carol is again erased.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
Schafer even jumped excitedly with Maude Apatow upon arriving.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitedly
Adverb
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Mendoza eagerly embraces his Cuban lineage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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That rarity has helped turn the doughnut into a cult favorite, with fans eagerly awaiting each limited drop.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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This was just as the Watergate era took hold and the Washington Post was becoming the most important and avidly read paper on earth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Yet years spent avidly collecting the pieces naturally left a mark in his approach.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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One of the worst things that can happen to a young and evidently talented author is to be lauded too enthusiastically too soon.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Now some of those same circles speak enthusiastically about psychedelics as medicine.—
Dimitri Mugianis,
STAT,
20 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
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His way of impatiently rebuffing Salome’s inappropriate advances is to give her singing lessons.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The View From Letterboxd The Letterboxd founders seem keenly aware of the potential for alienating their users — just read their extremely long About Us page, which explains most features and decisions made by the company in detail.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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And Pearlman seems to keenly understand that.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Excitedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitedly. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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