blissfully

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Recent Examples of blissfully Then the Acropolis, which in the off-season is blissfully unhurried. Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026 There’s a lively lineup of fall festivals and happenings, too, including Little River ShrimpFest and the Myrtle Beach Jazz Festival, alongside classics like mini-golf and blissfully less-crowded days on the sand. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026 Shifting was fuss-free, and each change was blissfully silent. ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026 The cups on display, with sleek forms and graphic twinkles, immediately felt relatable yet also transcendent, the boundary between life and art blissfully obliterated. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Still, over the last few years, the area has seen an exciting influx of restaurants and hotels, many of which are still blissfully less crowded than their mainland counterparts. Sylvie Florman, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026 Yet the distinguished guests seemed blissfully cool, disappearing one by one beneath an enormous white pavilion erected on the south side of Madison Square Garden. Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Luckily, the cast was very much like the Silo-dwellers in this situation, aka blissfully unaware that the producers were slowly losing their minds. Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 Propaganda has a way of being blissfully unconcerned with material reality, and the state fair is no exception. Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blissfully
Adverb
  • In fact, his film is rapturously alive with the lulling sounds and intoxicating sites of the natural world, artfully expressed through its soundtrack and sensual cinematography.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
  • Who, exactly, still wants to buy from some lady on TV rapturously extolling the virtues of a rainbow rack of sporty separates?
    Amanda Mull, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • The bill’s supporters optimistically stress how Thune has promised there will be a vote in September.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The doc ends optimistically with a brief shot of the Tesla Roadster prototype.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 July 2026
Adverb
  • That’s what matters most to Texas fans — a precious result to sock away, the Manning comeback to hopefully propel him, redemption for the coach whose team was getting booed at home — and that’s what should matter.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Wallace is instrumental in Black identifying and tracking down her killer and hopefully bringing home those missing kids.
    Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Yes, Bon Appetit, Your Majesty has a happy ending—euphorically, nonsensically so.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • James, though loving and well-intentioned, can’t help but show his skepticism, repeatedly (and blithely unaware of his condescension) asking if his wife remembered to take her meds today.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
  • In Ketticè’s time frame, all the kids are still blithely using Facebook to message each other, update their status and bully one another, the platform having not yet become the domain of the old, cranky and terminally uncool.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Don’t assume a friendly-sounding label extends to every species.
    Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • 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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“Blissfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blissfully. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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