1
as in rather
by choice or preference
I would not willingly eat liver, but sometimes I have no choice
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2
as in voluntarily
of one's own free will
I willingly made the campaign contribution; no one pressured me into doing so
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for willingly
Adverb
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As such, using it as a Windows touchscreen tablet is rather awkward.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
18 Feb. 2025 -
Defining him as an advisor rather that the person in charge of day-to-day operations at DOGE could help the administration prevail in a lawsuit arguing that Musk has too much power for someone who isn’t elected or Senate-confirmed.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Build it in one of your Cities — preferably in one with high Production — and then complete the Operation Ivy Project to cement your supremacy with the threat of nuclear destruction.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Stovetop method: Fill a large (at least 6-qt.) stockpot with 12 cups of water (preferably filtered).—
Alexis deBoschnek,
Bon Appétit,
5 Feb. 2025
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Ebola, in 2014, killed only two people in the U.S., but allowing the virus, the death rate of which can be as high as 90 percent, to freely spread across America would have been catastrophic.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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And as McCarthy’s activities stoked fears of anticommunist subversion, thousands of additional Americans, by some estimates, lost their jobs, their freedom to speak or travel freely, and even their lives for being suspected of left-wing beliefs or associations.—
Made by History,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
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Fortunately, today’s software-heavy vehicles can be readily revamped with new features, apps, safety and driver-assistance systems, and efficiencies—all through over-the-air updates via Wi-Fi.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
9 Feb. 2025
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Neither wanted to talk to IndieWire about the rapidly rising controversy (Leone didn’t respond to our request either), but their progressive views have been readily visible online for months.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Willingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/willingly. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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