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as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner
dashed madly around the house during last-minute preparations for the party
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as in enthusiastically
in an enthusiastic manner
the young singer has been so madly praised by the critics you'd think she had invented singing itself
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There's a secret society of people madly in love with this antiperspirant.
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Sarah Madaus, Allure, 4 Oct. 2024
Hundreds of pirates swung on hundreds of nooses, their feet dancing madly in the air.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Inspired by creator Erin Foster's real-life romance with a Jewish man, Netflix's 10-episode rom-com Nobody Wants This follows Joanne (Kristen Bell), a lifestyle podcaster who falls madly in love with Noah (Adam Brody), a progressive rabbi on the cusp of a huge promotion.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Kruger followed each perfect dive with a slapstick plunge, squeezing his eyes shut, or wearing clown makeup, or madly pumping his legs in midair.
—David O. Stewart, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
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Sarah Madaus, Allure, 4 Oct. 2024
Hundreds of pirates swung on hundreds of nooses, their feet dancing madly in the air.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Inspired by creator Erin Foster's real-life romance with a Jewish man, Netflix's 10-episode rom-com Nobody Wants This follows Joanne (Kristen Bell), a lifestyle podcaster who falls madly in love with Noah (Adam Brody), a progressive rabbi on the cusp of a huge promotion.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Kruger followed each perfect dive with a slapstick plunge, squeezing his eyes shut, or wearing clown makeup, or madly pumping his legs in midair.
—David O. Stewart, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
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“Madly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madly. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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