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Recent Examples of affably
Which means right about now, the island is buzzing with thousands of MAMILs (middle aged men in lycra) and affably amateur Brits are arriving by the planeload.
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Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Folks in line on Day One enjoyed a daytime high of 77 degrees, sharing space affably.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
The disgraced outgoing mayor of New York City is a big personality in a position of power with numerous scandals and gaffes for Fumudoh to prod at in her signature affably combative style.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Breakfast that ranges from the familiar to the affably quirky.
—Merrill Shindler, Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
The scene is absurd to the point of funny—four men in tight quarters with an exposed corpse and yet affably disinterested.
—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
Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Folks in line on Day One enjoyed a daytime high of 77 degrees, sharing space affably.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
The disgraced outgoing mayor of New York City is a big personality in a position of power with numerous scandals and gaffes for Fumudoh to prod at in her signature affably combative style.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Breakfast that ranges from the familiar to the affably quirky.
—Merrill Shindler, Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
The scene is absurd to the point of funny—four men in tight quarters with an exposed corpse and yet affably disinterested.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affably
Adverb
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In the gym, the two of them chatted amiably as the Mayor prayed.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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But the two began chatting amiably in an all-too-rare display of across-the-divide grace.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Over 150 episodes, Broski genially but insightfully chats with a wide range of guests, from fellow YouTubers to A-list talent.—
Randee Dawn,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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Waiting to address the group, Larson genially reminisced with a retiree, Joe Suggs, one of his opponents in 1998.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Some are even cheerfully embracing a world where human labor is no longer central to the economy.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Some are even cheerfully embracing a world where human labor is no longer central to the economy.—
Nathan Schneider,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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Dina Powell McCormick weaves through the crowd, cheerily hugging people and introducing strangers to one another.—
Ellie Austin,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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Katie Holmes cheerily takes a phone call while on a walk in New York City on April 15.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The two part cordially—Rick expects nothing more.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Next, cordially invite the other person into a conversation, building rapport without putting them on the spot.—
Lisa Pavia-Higel,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
Adverb
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Regardless, everyone approves of Kiana, with Zack good-naturedly parodying her sunglasses and the girls encouraging him to lock it down despite the tumultuous relationships their friend group seems to attract.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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Australian screen and stage veteran Kate Fitzpatrick plays Becky, a feisty grandmother whose role is so familiar that her banter with geeky Matt across the aisle (Richard Croughley) will later include him good-naturedly dropping a Shelley Winters reference.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But even as every minute adds up on the phone bill of his rep, who graciously patched the call, the frontman remains generous with this time, wanting to discuss the future but also the past, starting with the fact that he was never really destined to be a music artist at all.—
Selena Fragassi,
SPIN,
28 May 2026
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At least Nakase graciously gave us plenty of warning about the impending beatdown.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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Her son Aire was pictured wearing a gray hooded tracksuit top and sweetly smiled for a selfie with his mom while sitting on her lap inside the plane.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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Sugar is sweetly naive, but never dumb; her falling for the act can be taken as a sign of her big-heartedness, her willingness to suspend suspicion in favor of extending the benefit of the doubt.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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“Affably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affably. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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