madly
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Synonyms for madly
Synonyms
amok (or amuck), berserk, berserkly, frantically, frenetically, frenziedly, harum-scarum, hectically, helter-skelter, pell-mell, wild, wildly
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Instead, Holmes, 40. became world famous for falling madly in love with mega-movie star Tom Cruise, 57, in 2005. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "From Tom Cruise to Jamie Foxx: Katie Holmes and the hazards of charismatic men," 21 Aug. 2019 Local papers, faced with the complex and expensive process of building digital businesses to replace declines in print ads and circulation, have been consolidating madly in recent years. — Washington Post, "GateHouse, Gannett to merge for $1.4B, build newspaper giant," 5 Aug. 2019 Local papers, faced with the complex and expensive process of building digital businesses to replace declines in print ads and circulation, have been consolidating madly in recent years. — Tali Arbel, Twin Cities, "GateHouse, Gannett to merge for $1.4B, build newspaper giant," 5 Aug. 2019 As the others take off madly down the mountain, there is no doubt. — Sarah Sekula, USA TODAY, "Heli-biking: Chopper up, epic ride down a mountain," 27 June 2018 The insecure Earl hates himself; Morse’s blissfully unselfconscious Ogie is completely comfortable with himself, freeing him to madly and selflessly love another. — Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Soulful sisterhood is baked into the musical 'Waitress'," 3 Jan. 2018 An orphan with daddy issues falls madly in love with a mega-bangable zaddy. — Mary Cella, The New Yorker, "Classic Female-Authored Novels Rebranded as Chick Lit," 18 July 2019 When your parents are madly in love for 45 years, your standards are really high. — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, "Winona Ryder and Her Boyfriend, Scott Mackinlay Hahn, Are Low-Key Couple Goals," 28 May 2019 Gaga recently called off her engagement to Christian Carino, and fans are convinced Gaga and Cooper have fallen madly in love. — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, "Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's "Shallow" Performance at the Oscars Just Broke the Internet," 25 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'madly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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