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Recent Examples of comfortably
Offensive highlights always grab attention, but the defensive control underneath them is what allowed those matches to unfold comfortably.
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Menus were incredibly thoughtful, comfortably dancing the line between familiar, Western fare and regional dishes.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
Two pumps of the stuff should cover your entire face and give you enough slip to shave comfortably and without irritation.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
All four people had been told the cuts comfortably exceeded $100m and that the order for tighter cost controls had come from FIFA’s headquarters in Switzerland.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Who Should Avoid or Limit Fruit Most people will be able to comfortably eat a variety of fruits as part of a balanced diet.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 9 Mar. 2026
Centeno prefers Benjamin Moore’s White Dove, a soft and creamy white that sits comfortably between white and yellow.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
Franzen was elected County Board chairman in 1994, comfortably defeating then-County Board member Gwen Henry, former County Board member Judith Crane Ross and board member Robert Schroeder in the GOP primary.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
The Mustangs enter the ACC tournament, which begins Tuesday, on a season-long four-game losing streak after a 91-78 loss at Florida State on Saturday afternoon — a slide that has pushed them from comfortably in the NCAA tournament field to likely needing help.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Menus were incredibly thoughtful, comfortably dancing the line between familiar, Western fare and regional dishes.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
Two pumps of the stuff should cover your entire face and give you enough slip to shave comfortably and without irritation.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
All four people had been told the cuts comfortably exceeded $100m and that the order for tighter cost controls had come from FIFA’s headquarters in Switzerland.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Who Should Avoid or Limit Fruit Most people will be able to comfortably eat a variety of fruits as part of a balanced diet.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 9 Mar. 2026
Centeno prefers Benjamin Moore’s White Dove, a soft and creamy white that sits comfortably between white and yellow.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
Franzen was elected County Board chairman in 1994, comfortably defeating then-County Board member Gwen Henry, former County Board member Judith Crane Ross and board member Robert Schroeder in the GOP primary.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
The Mustangs enter the ACC tournament, which begins Tuesday, on a season-long four-game losing streak after a 91-78 loss at Florida State on Saturday afternoon — a slide that has pushed them from comfortably in the NCAA tournament field to likely needing help.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comfortably
Adverb
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The cheese, though, is white Prairie Breeze, shaved fine and mounded like a snowdrift atop the bowl.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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The dress code stays casual (jeans and sneakers work fine).—
Taylor Haught,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Spielberg worked within the system, Coppola spent lavishly and even ostentatiously to build his own studio and Lucas found his independence through a quieter, more conservative and technology-driven route.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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And Bina Daigeler’s costumes are a hoot, ostentatiously fashionable and expensive and sexy.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Comfortably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comfortably. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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