as in cheerfully
in a cheerful or happy manner
waving cheerily as they drove off
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Recent Examples of cheerily
Dina Powell McCormick weaves through the crowd, cheerily hugging people and introducing strangers to one another.
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Ellie Austin,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
Katie Holmes cheerily takes a phone call while on a walk in New York City on April 15.
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
Shortly after the Bears revealed their consideration of Hammond, Pritzker suddenly began talking cheerily about possible state infrastructure support for an Arlington Heights stadium.
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David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
Chenoweth cheerily waved over the rest of the cast for a group shot, and a handler produced Donegan’s Miss America sash and tiara.
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Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
But a reporter working on a story like mine would never request or permit an escort—after all, how can someone talk freely about a subject while being observed, however cheerily, by the government?
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Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
10 Aug. 2025
No, no, and no, the young scouts report, cheerily reassuring their potential customers.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Aug. 2025
Ellie Austin,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
Katie Holmes cheerily takes a phone call while on a walk in New York City on April 15.
—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
Shortly after the Bears revealed their consideration of Hammond, Pritzker suddenly began talking cheerily about possible state infrastructure support for an Arlington Heights stadium.
—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
Chenoweth cheerily waved over the rest of the cast for a group shot, and a handler produced Donegan’s Miss America sash and tiara.
—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
But a reporter working on a story like mine would never request or permit an escort—after all, how can someone talk freely about a subject while being observed, however cheerily, by the government?
—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
10 Aug. 2025
No, no, and no, the young scouts report, cheerily reassuring their potential customers.
—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheerily
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Golden retrievers remained cheerfully oblivious as usual.
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Among other curiosities were Matthew Howard and Joseph Pereira cheerfully pulverizing Philip Glass’ Fantasy Concerto for Two Timpanists and Orchestra, as well as Boris Allakhverdyan suavely ghosting jazz legend Artie Shaw in his Clarinet Concerto.
Adverb
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Crowe plays Manco Kapak, a nightclub owner from Albania who tells us, in an opening voiceover, that he has been happily settled in the United States for many years.
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My enthusiasm only increased when a three-part Christmas special was announced that same morning, which Tranter happily shared details about.
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“Cheerily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheerily. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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