gladsomely

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gladsomely
Adverb
  • The idea of replacing caddies with animals, lightheartedly suggested by moderator Eben Novy-Williams?
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Paltzik did not confirm the authenticity of the message but still suggested they were made lightheartedly.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The Villarreal friendly offered a glimpse of both the potential and the challenge.
    Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Lionel Messi in Las Vegas for an Inter Miami friendly shone a light on how sport is gravitating towards Nevada and the Strip.
    Phil Hay, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • Carusillo just experienced a media cancellation of sorts, a consequence of blithely recommending a beauty treatment in one of her articles that ended up putting influencers in the hospital.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • The women are blithely dismissive of their tedious work, but their relationships fray under new stresses—including intrusive surveillance.
    Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Adverb
  • From left, stalwart Fast/Furious gun molls Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez, who know their way around all sorts of fancy cars, not to mention firearms, breezily support central good/bad dude Vin Diesel, who’s doing his best professional bowling imitation for the paparazzi.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • Not exactly a breezily escapist tale of party-girl antics, this is more of a dystopian novel about the inevitable tech-apocalypse, told through the story of a family on vacation from Brooklyn.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • While any team would gladly welcome an offensive outburst, scoring hasn’t necessarily been the issue for Miami.
    Tyler Carmona June 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
  • In his ever-obliging character, my dad, Patrick Baskette, gladly divulged which presents any father would love to unwrap.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Adverb
  • By human standard, of course, animals can be unintentionally and surprisingly clumsy, delightfully awkward or laughingly foolish.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Kipnis describes her own mother laughingly recalling a college professor chasing her around a desk and trying to kiss her.
    S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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“Gladsomely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladsomely. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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