avidly

adverb

Definition of avidlynext
as in eagerly

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Recent Examples of avidly When other kids liked to play sports, read books, or listen avidly to the teacher, Walt would doodle away. — Big Think, 26 Nov. 2025 Yet years spent avidly collecting the pieces naturally left a mark in his approach. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026 The couple were deeply involved in literary circles, collected books avidly, read voraciously as well as penning various works. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 Greene, in a break from some of her former Republican allies, has avidly campaigned for their release and has thrown her support behind the Epstein survivors. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 Nov. 2025 Several years ago, Hamilton County, which avidly pursued death penalty cases for decades, had a larger death row population per capita than the home counties of Los Angeles or Miami. — Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025 Following the revelation by his mother that Louis was avidly gathering conkers as a favorite autumn activity, the World Conker Championships extended an offer for the prince to become the event's honorary patron. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025 Many of the world’s most successful people point to a thirst for knowledge as being key to their success, including veteran investor Warren Buffett who has credited reading–avidly, widely and voraciously–for giving him his investing superpowers. — Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Alice Newton-Rex, WhatsApp’s head of product, said that people were engaging with Meta AI on WhatsApp more avidly than on any of the company’s other platforms. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avidly
  1. eagerly
  2. excitedly
  3. enthusiastically
  4. keenly
  5. impatiently
Adverb
  • Frazier eagerly reposted a vile lie claiming Israelis drop bombs disguised as toys to murder children—originally posted by a UK activist facing terror charges for backing Hamas.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Before long, the crowd joined the thousands of other fans lining up eagerly lining up to have their tickets scanned.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of eagerly
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  • The clip saw Natalie and River looking on excitedly as Nick popped two black balloons, each filled with little pink balloons and confetti.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • My high-octane mutt was leaping around the patio table and barking excitedly while my neighbors huddled together over their steaks.
    — Deborah Mower, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of excitedly
Adverb
  • When Ahab first speaks to the crew about Moby Dick, his diabolical charisma soon infects the men who, apart from Starbuck, enthusiastically join him in his monomaniacal crusade.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • In 2018, during Swift's Reputation tour stop in Massachusetts, Lively and Reynolds were seen in the VIP section of the audience, enthusiastically recording her performance of the song.
    — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Definition of enthusiastically
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  • Some stocks suffered keenly during the week, falling into oversold territory.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 27 June 2026
  • The deal shows that one of the most influential technology investment firms in Silicon Valley is keenly interested in the networking bottlenecks in building out AI infrastructure.
    — R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of keenly
Adverb
  • The taller daughter has earbuds plugged into her ears, impatiently tapping her lace-up boots.
    — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
  • As New York Knicks fans impatiently await Saturday evening, the hopes and dreams of millions have become fixed on one undeniable truth — the team is only one game away from winning an NBA championship.
    — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Definition of impatiently

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“Avidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avidly. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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