LIBERALLY Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

liberally

adverb

Definition of liberally

as in generously

in a generous manner she spread frosting liberally over the cake until it oozed over the edges

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Recent Examples of liberally Sprinkle warm brownies liberally with graham cracker pieces, chocolate chunks, and mini marshmallows for a s’mores version. — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026 The look at Anthony Bourdain’s early years (much of it liberally interpreted) expanded nicely after doing robust business in limited release. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 23 Aug. 2026 Brush the dough with the egg wash and sprinkle the dough liberally with demerara sugar. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Synchron, Motif Neurotech, Precision Neuroscience, and Merge Labs all use it liberally. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 13 Aug. 2026 So for patients in their late 40s and 50s with hot flashes or night sweats, Adams liberally prescribes hormone therapy unless patients have a clear medical reason not to. — Mara Gordon, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026 Stanley Kubrick stole liberally from silent films, using ‘The Phantom Carriage’ for ‘The Shining’ and ‘Our Heavenly Bodies’ for ‘2001’. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026 Trump for decades has loved gold and marble, liberally sprinkling them about his development projects and his personal spaces. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026 If the interior contains an odor, sprinkle baking soda liberally, let sit for a few hours, then vacuum it out. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026

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Scatter the olives and pistachios over, season generously with Aleppo pepper and a couple of pinches of flaky salt, and finish it off with one last shiny drizzle of oil.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Durant's Steakhouse At Durant’s Steakhouse in Phoenix, the Chef’s Cut Hanging Bacon at Durant’s begins with premium, generously thick cut Colorado Farms bacon, hand cut each day by master butchers.

— Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of generously

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SoCal likely in the clear A red blob on the hurricane center's forecast map well south of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula represents a developing tropical system, one that some models show could eventually impact California.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
It’s been a decade since the company best known for sucking up hair balls and dust bunnies blew with great force into the beauty business.

— Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026

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