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Recent Examples of delightedly
His daughter yelps delightedly as a calf wanders close to the fence.
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Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Since the end of the Second World War, the United States and its allies had maintained a system of humanitarian interventionism, until the President so delightedly detonated it.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
Random House had just made an initial public offering, and the Cerfs delightedly sent him a Christmas gift of five shares.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
But there's also no other show so delightedly in on its own joke.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Since the end of the Second World War, the United States and its allies had maintained a system of humanitarian interventionism, until the President so delightedly detonated it.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
Random House had just made an initial public offering, and the Cerfs delightedly sent him a Christmas gift of five shares.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
But there's also no other show so delightedly in on its own joke.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delightedly
Adverb
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My dad was turning 70, and my entire family was gleefully planning his platinum jubilee for what felt like forever.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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Lee, who relieved fans by hitting his old high notes on night one, sounded even stronger on night two, gleefully tearing into the most challenging corners of their catalog.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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Golden retrievers remained cheerfully oblivious as usual.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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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.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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Ideally one composed of your old, gold, merrily-we-roll-along friends.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder continue to roll merrily along, seemingly intent on winning every championship in the near future.—
Bob Harkins,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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Dina Powell McCormick weaves through the crowd, cheerily hugging people and introducing strangers to one another.—
Ellie Austin,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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Katie Holmes cheerily takes a phone call while on a walk in New York City on April 15.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The idea of replacing caddies with animals, lightheartedly suggested by moderator Eben Novy-Williams?—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Paltzik did not confirm the authenticity of the message but still suggested they were made lightheartedly.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This is a story of a community that lived joyfully and out loud, dancing to Spanish verse set to Afro-Caribbean rhythms.—
Rev. José Rodriguez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Courtesy of Strand Hill Properties Manhattan Beach’s Strand is Southern California coastline at its most joyfully choreographed.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Adverb
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There's a joyously wacky energy to this broad comedy on the whole, giving Rudd an interesting arc to play.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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The team joyously celebrated the end of their regular season with a pool party, taco bar and more soccer, a news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2026
Adverb
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But is this the fault of the vacuum itself, or of the operators, who drove it straight over an improbably large pile of chocolate wrappers – or indeed, of the grubby children who gaily sprinkled the floor with said wrappers?—
Loz Blain
September 20,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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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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“Delightedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delightedly. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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