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Recent Examples of amiably
But the two began chatting amiably in an all-too-rare display of across-the-divide grace.
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Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Parker has always seemed to amiably float along in his retro-futurist space cloud.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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
But that’s also what’s interesting about this lightly enjoyable, mostly disposable sequel to 2021’s amiably ultraviolent Nobody.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Parker has always seemed to amiably float along in his retro-futurist space cloud.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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
But that’s also what’s interesting about this lightly enjoyable, mostly disposable sequel to 2021’s amiably ultraviolent Nobody.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amiably
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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
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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
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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
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Indeed, Calvin is cheerfully lobotomizing a snowman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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In Atlanta, my hometown airport, cheerfully marketed as the world’s busiest, had descended into organized chaos.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Shortly after the Bears revealed their consideration of Hammond, Pritzker suddenly began talking cheerily about possible state infrastructure support for an Arlington Heights stadium.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Another parade newbie, the Mario balloon cheerily made its way down Sixth Avenue.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
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McCartney good-naturedly acknowledged the seating arrangement.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2026
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Before the game, Wood good-naturedly chatted it up with fans of Montana, which annually travels well.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Officials in Jackson County and Kansas City took the loss cordially, but continued to pitch themselves as potential partners, criticizing the high price tag of the Kansas stadium deal.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
23 Dec. 2025
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In 2019, she was also cordially invited to The White House's 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Coaches who, in the best cases (and there have been so many best cases) taught your kid to win magnanimously and lose graciously and compete whole-heartedly.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Good morning, Alexei Oreskovic here, taking the baton back from features editor Matt Heimer, who graciously filled in for me these last couple of days.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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All eyes were on the 22-year-old guard inside the venue, too, when her little brother sweetly joined her post-selection interview.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The pair’s initially flirty, then sweetly platonic bond helps anchor the show, all while Dylan has been on her own journey of temporarily running her underfunded department while the miserable Dean Vincent Riggs (Alan Ruck) recovers from a heart attack.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Amiably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amiably. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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