as in happily
in a cheerful or happy manner
cheerfully announced, "It's a beautiful morning!"
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Recent Examples of cheerfully
But straight women and men and cis couples, with and without children in tow, are plentiful enough, and all apparently enjoying a bubble that presents a happy fantasy of just how beneficient an actual matriarchy might feel, even for those not part of that cheerfully lopsided majority.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
The home’s interiors have been stylishly and cheerfully updated with bright-white walls, contemporary creamy furniture, and a sleek, streamlined bathroom and kitchen that look like they were renovated yesterday.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
The sins of the father are cheerfully sloughed off on the son.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
There are just 10 casinhas, two cabanas, and one three-bedroom casa; the resort is refreshingly intimate and cheerfully decorated.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Much of the playing on the album is cheerfully imprecise; Bryan has said it was recorded in a handful of houses in Oklahoma, but the recordings, which include sing-alongs and stray noises, evoke the blurry conviviality of a bar band at the moment between last call and lights on.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
Fundholz followed him up, protesting vaguely, but Walter Schreiber was already very cheerfully attending to a working-class wife who was asking for potatoes, carrots, and bouillon cubes.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
What an opportune time for the chatbot salesmen to come knocking, cheerfully offering up a neater solution.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
Eng cheerfully sauntered into the exam room but abruptly stopped in her black heels.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2025
Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
The home’s interiors have been stylishly and cheerfully updated with bright-white walls, contemporary creamy furniture, and a sleek, streamlined bathroom and kitchen that look like they were renovated yesterday.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
The sins of the father are cheerfully sloughed off on the son.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
There are just 10 casinhas, two cabanas, and one three-bedroom casa; the resort is refreshingly intimate and cheerfully decorated.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Much of the playing on the album is cheerfully imprecise; Bryan has said it was recorded in a handful of houses in Oklahoma, but the recordings, which include sing-alongs and stray noises, evoke the blurry conviviality of a bar band at the moment between last call and lights on.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
Fundholz followed him up, protesting vaguely, but Walter Schreiber was already very cheerfully attending to a working-class wife who was asking for potatoes, carrots, and bouillon cubes.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
What an opportune time for the chatbot salesmen to come knocking, cheerfully offering up a neater solution.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
Eng cheerfully sauntered into the exam room but abruptly stopped in her black heels.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheerfully
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The turtle, now named Porkchop for her voracious appetite, is now happily recovering at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The restaurant happily accommodated our request for mocktail pairings instead of ones with alcohol.—
John Newton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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Honnold was also fitted with a mike, and his intermittent comments remained brightly impersonal.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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In addition, the researchers observed that the object shines brightly in X-rays and emits strong radio waves.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Cheerfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheerfully. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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