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Recent Examples of delightedly
But there's also no other show so delightedly in on its own joke.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delightedly
Adverb
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Children can gleefully unwrap a load of miniature peanut-butter cups and press them into the unbaked batter in each paper lined mini-muffin cup.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
14 Oct. 2025
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Hagger gleefully moved to tight end, eager to learn from the American who would later become a Super Bowl-winning coach.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The hostess seemed to accept this quite cheerfully and, in fact, expect the mess.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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No Mob boss, cheerfully decreeing that an inconvenient witness be rubbed out, could be more resolute.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The combination of flavors in this pie is blissful, the sweetness of the apples merrily dancing with the tart edge of the cranberries.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Daniels after both of his TDs sought out the TV cameras just outside the end zone and merrily mocked FSU’s famous war chant, an echo of the swagger of Canes teams past.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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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
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Wesley would rack up accomplishments with a sparkling air of perfection, then march cheerily forward.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Shopkeepers lightheartedly gossip in rich drawling accents, and pickup trucks make up the majority of the vehicles idling at one of the few stoplights in town.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Of course, Swift’s recent engagement to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was a hot topic, offering a look at what seems to be their playful relationship with one another with Swift lightheartedly poking fun at her now fiancé.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Adverb
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After weeks of searching with the help of cameras, drones, and animal shelters, Francine was finally found and joyfully reunited with store workers.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Rather than mourning, the holiday is about honoring, remembering and joyfully welcoming back the dead with offerings of their favorite foods, drinks, music and personal mementos.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But Pierce Brosnan is the scene-stealer here, joyously leaping into the character of Ron, a former union activist known as Red Ron in his day, still ready to start a protest when needed.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The sunlight through the café windows moved gaily and bounced.—
Kevin Barry,
The New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2024
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Cicadas thrummed gaily, fields shimmered with bird and insect life.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
Harper's Magazine,
10 July 2023
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“Delightedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delightedly. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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