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Recent Examples of amicably
The two have spoken amicably about the split.
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Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Yet leagues and players have a long history of hashing out how to fairly divide the spoils of their joint efforts, sometimes more amicably than others.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Ackman and Kirk interacted very amicably.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Noting the origin of the issue and the failure to resolve it amicably, the exec and other sources pointed to long meetings held on Wednesday about what Kimmel had said and wanted to say on that night’s show.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Their relationship seemingly did not end amicably after fans speculated that Stokes cheated on Cline.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Hopefully, these two can come to a peaceful agreement and raise their little king amicably.
—Essence, 21 Aug. 2025
Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Yet leagues and players have a long history of hashing out how to fairly divide the spoils of their joint efforts, sometimes more amicably than others.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Ackman and Kirk interacted very amicably.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Noting the origin of the issue and the failure to resolve it amicably, the exec and other sources pointed to long meetings held on Wednesday about what Kimmel had said and wanted to say on that night’s show.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Their relationship seemingly did not end amicably after fans speculated that Stokes cheated on Cline.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Hopefully, these two can come to a peaceful agreement and raise their little king amicably.
—Essence, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amicably
Adverb
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The Villarreal friendly offered a glimpse of both the potential and the challenge.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Lionel Messi in Las Vegas for an Inter Miami friendly shone a light on how sport is gravitating towards Nevada and the Strip.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Yet somehow, Congress blithely ignores this demand, and overall congressional legislation for gun safety rarely advances.—
John J. Donohue,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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As his profile began to grow on Grand Cayman, Santor became known for securing the best tables at restaurants and riding a scooter through island traffic, blithely ignoring suggestions to put on a helmet.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But in reality, the facility utilizes physical and psychological torture to break the kids down, turning them into hollow shells who will gladly submit themselves to the institute’s leader, Evelyn Wade (Toni Collette).—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Any big tech company would gladly pay that fee to recruit someone who’s truly talented.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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All eight teams are playing on the final day of the regular season — with times TBD, but hopefully staggered — which could make this the most chaotic finale yet.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mistakes will be made, but hopefully lasting change will be made as well.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Instead, Aguilar is looking optimistically towards the remainder of this year’s schedule, after a lot of positives from his first SEC test.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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For six weeks, players and coaches spoke optimistically about how the offseason additions and the growth and development during training camp would make things different this year.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Growing up, one woman watched her family's dog race joyfully down the hill toward their farmhouse.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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An emotional Instagram reel posted by her daughter, LaTinique, 22, shows her mother, Crystal, 44, playing joyfully with her young grandson, Aziel Chace, who is 18 months old.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Amicably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amicably. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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