as in fortunately
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Recent Examples of blessedly
And the supernatural does show up, although Wise’s slow-burn approach means that the film is blessedly free from conventional jump scares.
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
The journey, first to Paris and then through Switzerland and Milan and onwards to Venice, was for the most part pleasant, being blessedly free of many of the wearisome and often infuriating hindrances and misdirections that rail travel usually entails.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
The journey, first to Paris and then through Switzerland and Milan and onwards to Venice, was for the most part pleasant, being blessedly free of many of the wearisome and often infuriating hindrances and misdirections that rail travel usually entails.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessedly
Adverb
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The free-agent market, fortunately, suits Toronto’s clear need.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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To combat this takes a special degree of innovation and adeptness, but fortunately, The Links Guy has proven more than capable of living up to the challenge.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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After several major storms led to erosion, those seats have been moved up to a little bluff, just in front of the two pools (thankfully, the beautiful view remains the same).—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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While instances like Baek’s are thankfully extremely rare, the psychological impact of a UCL injury can often be devastating to young players.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Long was really grateful at his offer and happily accepted.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Hemsworth gets one big monologue, describing a nightmare in which Ciri is happily dancing with Death, and does a fine job with it.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But luckily, the main character costumes can be made with basic clothes at home, some craft supplies and, for a final touch – temporary hair color.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The girl ended up biting the suspect twice, and, luckily, managed to escape.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Just in the past two days, the spicy, junky stuff has come in a bit ( quantum , drones , upstart nuclear power ), helpfully.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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The fan is, helpfully, totally blade-less, so there’s no danger of catching fingers in it (a plus for parents).—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Blessedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessedly. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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