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Recent Examples of affably
The scene is absurd to the point of funny—four men in tight quarters with an exposed corpse and yet affably disinterested.
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Diana Arterian
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Before long, out of the jungle emerge elephants, affably swaying their trunks and dancing to his music.
—Anthony R. Cannella, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
The head judge, Marian Morris, talked affably with me.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Over the course of his monologue, O’Brien affably roasted himself for not having had enough work done, Karla Sofía Gascón for her many offensive tweets, and Timothée Chalamet for his baby face.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
The whole operation is manned by producer Cole Walliser, who affably directs A-listers through the rapid-fire shoots.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Some were memorable and some barely invited a second thought, some were hard workers and some spent most of their time on smoke breaks, some were affably charming and some were in boatmances so toxic not all the self-help books in the world could help.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
Otherwise, the new episodes deliver plenty of the dynamics that worked so well in season 1: Gaby and Liz’s deepening friendship, based on truth-telling and making fun of Jimmy; Paul and Jimmy’s reason-versus-emotion antics; and Ted McGinley — as Liz’s affably Zen husband, Derek — with anybody.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Diana Arterian
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Before long, out of the jungle emerge elephants, affably swaying their trunks and dancing to his music.
—Anthony R. Cannella, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
The head judge, Marian Morris, talked affably with me.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Over the course of his monologue, O’Brien affably roasted himself for not having had enough work done, Karla Sofía Gascón for her many offensive tweets, and Timothée Chalamet for his baby face.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
The whole operation is manned by producer Cole Walliser, who affably directs A-listers through the rapid-fire shoots.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Some were memorable and some barely invited a second thought, some were hard workers and some spent most of their time on smoke breaks, some were affably charming and some were in boatmances so toxic not all the self-help books in the world could help.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
Otherwise, the new episodes deliver plenty of the dynamics that worked so well in season 1: Gaby and Liz’s deepening friendship, based on truth-telling and making fun of Jimmy; Paul and Jimmy’s reason-versus-emotion antics; and Ted McGinley — as Liz’s affably Zen husband, Derek — with anybody.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affably
Adverb
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And Tarrant’s Noa, despite getting more screentime than either of them, is so far more just an amiably clueless straight man for everyone else (but mostly Colette) to project their weirdness onto than a compelling personality of his own.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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In public, Mark Kerr speaks amiably about his trainer turned rival and even takes him along for a rowdy impromptu meet-and-greet, but the lack of friction comes off less as a sign of his unflappability than of Safdie’s indifference to probing a friendship beyond buddy-comedy depth.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The hostess seemed to accept this quite cheerfully and, in fact, expect the mess.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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No Mob boss, cheerfully decreeing that an inconvenient witness be rubbed out, could be more resolute.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But a reporter working on a story like mine would never request or permit an escort—after all, how can someone talk freely about a subject while being observed, however cheerily, by the government?—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
10 Aug. 2025
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Wesley would rack up accomplishments with a sparkling air of perfection, then march cheerily forward.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Jeff Schenck with Hybrid Entertainment graciously purchased my wigs, and even offered unlimited transportation to any of my appointments.—
Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Meyers, who graciously agreed to an Evite for the blessed event, then suggested Swift send the invites in a picture frame, since people will probably frame it up anyway.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The two sweetly embraced as the stepdad continued to compliment her.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Building this confidence needs to be done intentionally, thoughtfully, and thoroughly.—
Erik Roth,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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These shades are applied thoughtfully across the collection, giving each piece a modern yet authentic expression.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Affably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affably. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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