blithesomely

Definition of blithesomelynext

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Adverb
  • Blake Lively once posed in Forever 21, Zendaya blithely donned Target to her first movie premiere.
    Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Curry’s passenger begged officers to help Curry but Billups-Taylor blithely dismissed this concern, stating that Curry was acting, court documents state.
    Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • The Villarreal friendly offered a glimpse of both the potential and the challenge.
    Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Instead, Charlotte took care of business, 110-96, in a game that wasn’t really a fair fight talent-wise but turned into a victory the Hornets will gladly take.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Nikola Jokic will gladly leave any speculation about the Nuggets’ championship capability to the media.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • The Latin phrase is used to announce the election of a new pope but in this case joyfully announced Leo’s arrival at the field.
    Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Still, nothing sparked quite as many headlines—or joyfully teary social media Reels—as the closing moments of episode five.
    Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • The idea of replacing caddies with animals, lightheartedly suggested by moderator Eben Novy-Williams?
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Paltzik did not confirm the authenticity of the message but still suggested they were made lightheartedly.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • What follows is pure dance, a joyously propulsive, non-stop sequence of duets, trios, ensemble dances.
    Jennifer Homans, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Continuously, some view it more joyously while others see it as a sad event.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • The show followed an exuberantly wealthy family who became penniless overnight after falling victim to fraud.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 5 Apr. 2026
  • That’s a nod to another tradition that’s perhaps most exuberantly followed in the colonial city of Antigua, Guatemala, where miles of these carpets are created for Holy Week — twice on Good Friday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Blithesomely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blithesomely. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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