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Recent Examples of amicably
Former Soundgarden member Cameron exited Pearl Jam amicably in July 2025 after a 27-year-run.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 May 2026
After so many years of acrimony and uncertainty, Grover and Evans settled the issue amicably over lunch at the Cosmos Club.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Cameron amicably parted ways with Pearl Jam in July 2025 after 27 years of service.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
His band — comprised of himself, guitarist Peter Buck, pianist Bill Berry and bass guitarist Mike Mills — split amicably in 2011 after more than three decades trailblazing as a rock group.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Wild reopened in 2021, but Menzel amicably split from the team when the project went in a different direction.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
Taylor and Dakota are meeting for their quarterly breakup, which begins amicably enough.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
If the two work together and adapt amicably, the sky could be the limit for a player with Murray’s arm talent and dynamic ability.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Two years after that, the couple separated amicably before getting back together in 2009.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2026
Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 May 2026
After so many years of acrimony and uncertainty, Grover and Evans settled the issue amicably over lunch at the Cosmos Club.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Cameron amicably parted ways with Pearl Jam in July 2025 after 27 years of service.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
His band — comprised of himself, guitarist Peter Buck, pianist Bill Berry and bass guitarist Mike Mills — split amicably in 2011 after more than three decades trailblazing as a rock group.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Wild reopened in 2021, but Menzel amicably split from the team when the project went in a different direction.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
Taylor and Dakota are meeting for their quarterly breakup, which begins amicably enough.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
If the two work together and adapt amicably, the sky could be the limit for a player with Murray’s arm talent and dynamic ability.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Two years after that, the couple separated amicably before getting back together in 2009.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amicably
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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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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The idea of replacing caddies with animals, lightheartedly suggested by moderator Eben Novy-Williams?—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Paltzik did not confirm the authenticity of the message but still suggested they were made lightheartedly.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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By human standard, of course, animals can be unintentionally and surprisingly clumsy, delightfully awkward or laughingly foolish.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Kipnis describes her own mother laughingly recalling a college professor chasing her around a desk and trying to kiss her.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Carusillo just experienced a media cancellation of sorts, a consequence of blithely recommending a beauty treatment in one of her articles that ended up putting influencers in the hospital.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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The women are blithely dismissive of their tedious work, but their relationships fray under new stresses—including intrusive surveillance.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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From left, stalwart Fast/Furious gun molls Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez, who know their way around all sorts of fancy cars, not to mention firearms, breezily support central good/bad dude Vin Diesel, who’s doing his best professional bowling imitation for the paparazzi.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Not exactly a breezily escapist tale of party-girl antics, this is more of a dystopian novel about the inevitable tech-apocalypse, told through the story of a family on vacation from Brooklyn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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After her death, the cult’s survivors say Alamo forced his followers to pray over her body to bring about her resurrection, which the Brodericks’ mother gladly did.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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If America pulls back, Russia and unstable Middle Eastern suppliers will gladly fill the void.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Adverb
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And hopefully Judy, having gone through what she’s gone through, will understand that.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 May 2026
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Many of the Palace supporters who were at Selhurst will be in Germany for the UEFA Conference League final on Wednesday where the true farewell will come, hopefully to bring a third trophy in this most successful period of the club’s history.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Amicably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amicably. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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