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Adverb
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Walker is the type of chess piece and playmaker Carolina desperately needs on that side of the ball.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
Orlando Sentinel,
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Now in his second year at Tech, McCasland is the hire that Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt desperately needed for a program in search of stability.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The most devastating testimony came from Auschwitz survivors, one of whom described the mortal terror of people in the gas chambers, some taking 10 or more minutes to die, struggling frantically, their corpses covered in blood from their noses and ears.—
Gary J. Bass,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Surveillance footage, the arrest affidavit says, showed Mary frantically seeking help as Nathan chased her with a gun — while the couple’s 4-year-old daughter was behind him.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Bill mistakes smarm for charm, curses wildly, and treats Hal like a punching bag, seemingly convinced the difference in their birth order is marked by years not minutes.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
22 Feb. 2025
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But for all of the dangers presented by the depths of the ocean and the peaks of mountains, cuteness or wildly exaggerated ugliness generally prevail.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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When Luigi arrived, tail wagging madly, students from throughout the school came to play with him — including some who had otherwise refused to return to campus.—
Emily Baumgaertner Nunn,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Today’s Wordle Etymology The word madly comes from mad (meaning insane, foolish, or intense in emotion) + -ly, a suffix used to form adverbs.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Crazily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crazily. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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