as in happily
in a cheerful or happy manner
cheerfully announced, "It's a beautiful morning!"
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Recent Examples of cheerfully
No Mob boss, cheerfully decreeing that an inconvenient witness be rubbed out, could be more resolute.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
On a good day, the Undervale houses maybe two living human guests and at least a couple dozen haunts of all demographics, time periods and modes of death — including the brother Katherine inherited it all from, the cheerfully feckless Nathan (Will Forte).
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
With additional investments signalled from Nvidia, Google and OpenAI, Keir Starmer’s government could cheerfully chalk up a win.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In the film, Maddie cheerfully navigates the politics of her jealous co-worker (Claudia O’Doherty), exacting boss (Connor O’Malley) and lesbian BFF (Berlant) at the sunny studios of Gourmaybe.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The song cheerfully encourages kids to use the potty at pivotal times throughout the day—namely before heading to school and before climbing in bed at the end of the day.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
One memorable, but highly improbable, image shows a family cheerfully watching on as a youngster builds a house of cards on the first-class table.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
On a good day, the Undervale houses maybe two living human guests and at least a couple dozen haunts of all demographics, time periods and modes of death — including the brother Katherine inherited it all from, the cheerfully feckless Nathan (Will Forte).
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
With additional investments signalled from Nvidia, Google and OpenAI, Keir Starmer’s government could cheerfully chalk up a win.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In the film, Maddie cheerfully navigates the politics of her jealous co-worker (Claudia O’Doherty), exacting boss (Connor O’Malley) and lesbian BFF (Berlant) at the sunny studios of Gourmaybe.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The song cheerfully encourages kids to use the potty at pivotal times throughout the day—namely before heading to school and before climbing in bed at the end of the day.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
One memorable, but highly improbable, image shows a family cheerfully watching on as a youngster builds a house of cards on the first-class table.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheerfully
Adverb
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The Jays will, happily, hand him the ball.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The winning formula had viewers returning to the show's fictional Louisiana town long after Edward and Bella had their happily ever after.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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From Hollywood soundstages to Paris runways and Brooklyn’s creative hubs, Black excellence continued to shine brightly—proving that no matter the city or season, culture never takes a day off.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
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And, of course, blue skies and a brightly shining sun.—
Fiona Mozley,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cheerfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheerfully. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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