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Recent Examples of blessedly
In the show’s second season, Sylvia’s burgeoning event-planning business put her on a collision course with her platonic bestie’s bad-idea wedding, leaving her plenty of space to stumble and spin out within the show’s blessedly joke-heavy sensibility.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Each fixture and floor is made with natural, upcycled materials, and blessedly, these homes are naturally cool even in the summer.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
The film’s memorable bike chase and bathtub are blessedly intact, as is the iconic sequence of Michael and the vamps leaping from a bridge to avoid an oncoming train.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 May 2026
As fake dating logic dictates, proximity (and, blessedly, only one bed) leads to very real feelings.
—Erin La Rosa, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
But even amid some start-up hubbub, the setting was blessedly serene, despite its proximity to the buzzy Brera district and tourist-heavy Teatro alla Scala and Duomo areas.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
My parents, whose reaction to my transition has been blessedly undramatic and kind, have expressed some guilt around this.
—Benny Peterson, Vogue, 4 May 2026
At Vato, in Park Slope—which, blessedly, opens at seven in the morning—the tortillas are thin and rich, with chewy interiors and a flaky, blistered outside from the heat of the flattop.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
Celebratory, juicy, and often packing a punch, Philyaw’s work feels intimate, the sharing of a blessedly honest girlfriend, utterly life-affirming.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Each fixture and floor is made with natural, upcycled materials, and blessedly, these homes are naturally cool even in the summer.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
The film’s memorable bike chase and bathtub are blessedly intact, as is the iconic sequence of Michael and the vamps leaping from a bridge to avoid an oncoming train.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 May 2026
As fake dating logic dictates, proximity (and, blessedly, only one bed) leads to very real feelings.
—Erin La Rosa, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
But even amid some start-up hubbub, the setting was blessedly serene, despite its proximity to the buzzy Brera district and tourist-heavy Teatro alla Scala and Duomo areas.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
My parents, whose reaction to my transition has been blessedly undramatic and kind, have expressed some guilt around this.
—Benny Peterson, Vogue, 4 May 2026
At Vato, in Park Slope—which, blessedly, opens at seven in the morning—the tortillas are thin and rich, with chewy interiors and a flaky, blistered outside from the heat of the flattop.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
Celebratory, juicy, and often packing a punch, Philyaw’s work feels intimate, the sharing of a blessedly honest girlfriend, utterly life-affirming.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessedly
Adverb
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Organ-style metal vent pulls, fortunately, are one constant.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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And fortunately, many people recognize that this is an important challenge.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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The most important part of a breakup is finding a way to keep yourself busy, and thankfully, both Grande and Slater have a lot going on at the moment.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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The kitchen is small but windowed and thankfully offset from the living room.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Regardless of the extent of Rose’s presence, fans are hoping for her and Peter to get a happy ending the way George Clooney’s ER return for Julianna Margulies’ final episode gave their characters Doug and Carol a happily ever after.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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One thing that has shifted since Sendak’s heyday, however, is our baseline of assumptions about how much kids are reading, or how well or how happily, or to what extent the culture that surrounds them is fundamentally hostile to reading.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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The Flanner House has regularly passed out lead testing kits in partnership with local churches, and, luckily, Cosby said, he's never heard of local residents suffering from lead poisoning.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
4 June 2026
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And luckily for me, Zendaya served up a season's worth of long-skirt inspo while on a date with Tom Holland in Los Angeles.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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Khatima also promoted the importance of maintaining a positive mental and emotional outlook, helpfully suggesting that sensations of hope and relaxation might be cultivated by quietly reading the Quran, or other texts including comical works and love stories.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Nicolas Cage, in his first live-action television role, plays Ben Reilly, a down-at-the-heels private eye, spiking his morning coffee with whiskey helpfully provided by his knowing secretary, Janet (Karen Rodriguez), and barely scraping by on the occasional divorce case.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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“Blessedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessedly. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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