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Recent Examples of gleefully
What began as a niche repertory experiment now spans nearly 100 theaters across 73 cities and eight countries, suggesting the Cinematheque’s gleefully nihilistic concept has tapped into a seriously underfed audience.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
The Timberwolves gleefully celebrated their comeback at Ball Arena that night.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Plinkety plink, plink, plink San Francisco Performances proudly — and quite gleefully — closes out its season May 1 by bringing The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain to the Herbst Theatre stage.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Goalscorer Joao Palhinha could not stop hugging his team-mates, including Antonin Kinsky and Pedro Porro, while head coach Roberto De Zerbi gleefully pumped his fists in front of the away fans.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
In November 2024, the Onion gleefully revealed its winning bankruptcy-auction bid for Infowars.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
The two men gleefully ride electric bikes into the distance as the episode ends, friendship in the winter air.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
The girl from Santo Domingo’s bajo mundo made her name rapping gleefully filthy dembow in space-punk regalia.
—E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
The tongue-in-cheek and gleefully gory remake of a 1980s action fantasy is here for those needing some absurd escapism.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
The Timberwolves gleefully celebrated their comeback at Ball Arena that night.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Plinkety plink, plink, plink San Francisco Performances proudly — and quite gleefully — closes out its season May 1 by bringing The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain to the Herbst Theatre stage.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Goalscorer Joao Palhinha could not stop hugging his team-mates, including Antonin Kinsky and Pedro Porro, while head coach Roberto De Zerbi gleefully pumped his fists in front of the away fans.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
In November 2024, the Onion gleefully revealed its winning bankruptcy-auction bid for Infowars.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
The two men gleefully ride electric bikes into the distance as the episode ends, friendship in the winter air.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
The girl from Santo Domingo’s bajo mundo made her name rapping gleefully filthy dembow in space-punk regalia.
—E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
The tongue-in-cheek and gleefully gory remake of a 1980s action fantasy is here for those needing some absurd escapism.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gleefully
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Indeed, Calvin is cheerfully lobotomizing a snowman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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In Atlanta, my hometown airport, cheerfully marketed as the world’s busiest, had descended into organized chaos.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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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
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Random House had just made an initial public offering, and the Cerfs delightedly sent him a Christmas gift of five shares.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 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
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This Christmas white cake sings merrily with the tart, citrus flavors of a cherry, orange, and cranberry filling.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
Adverb
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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
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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
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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
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What follows is pure dance, a joyously propulsive, non-stop sequence of duets, trios, ensemble dances.—
Jennifer Homans,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Continuously, some view it more joyously while others see it as a sad event.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The space itself is magical, and seeing people of all generations dancing together, so joyfully and freely, takes it to a new level.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 May 2026
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Andy reunites with Nigel Kipling (Tucci), Miranda’s close confidant who’s as kind and joyfully caustic as ever, and also Emily Charlton (Blunt), Andy’s frenemy from the first film, who has traded in magazines for retail because that’s where the money is now.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Now, here is The Iguana driving happily to town to finally bury the frozen pets.—
Corky Carroll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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Small children happily dash out of the local ice-cream shop, dripping cones in hand.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gleefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gleefully. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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