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Recent Examples of gleefully
Heston is at his most gleefully cynical as Robert Thorn, a police detective who lives and works in a New York City decimated by environmental deterioration and dwindling resources.
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Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
There’s the thrilling Single White Female element gleefully embodied by Berlant.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
Most snipped small bits from her skirt and sweater, but in one notorious rendition in New York, preserved on film, a man gleefully hacked off the torso portion of her slip, then sliced the straps of her bra, leaving her to draw her arms protectively around her breasts.
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Julie L. Belcove,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
My dad was turning 70, and my entire family was gleefully planning his platinum jubilee for what felt like forever.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
The 22-year-old Stewart drove his 13th homer to center field off Yuki Matsui (0-1) and then gleefully celebrated all the way around the bases.
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ABC News,
9 June 2026
The Wayans make carrying on with anyone but the original stars a narrative impossibility, as Cindy, Brenda, Shorty, and Ray gleefully walk from the flames.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 June 2026
Several news organizations made the same miscalculation, but none was displayed gleefully by Truman for what has become an iconic photograph.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
The fan — who seemingly gleefully captured the moment with Wembanyama — and a co-conspirator have received lifetime bans from all arenas, an NBA spokesperson said on Thursday, June 4, according to The Athletic and the Associated Press.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
There’s the thrilling Single White Female element gleefully embodied by Berlant.
—
Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
Most snipped small bits from her skirt and sweater, but in one notorious rendition in New York, preserved on film, a man gleefully hacked off the torso portion of her slip, then sliced the straps of her bra, leaving her to draw her arms protectively around her breasts.
—
Julie L. Belcove,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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
The 22-year-old Stewart drove his 13th homer to center field off Yuki Matsui (0-1) and then gleefully celebrated all the way around the bases.
—
ABC News,
9 June 2026
The Wayans make carrying on with anyone but the original stars a narrative impossibility, as Cindy, Brenda, Shorty, and Ray gleefully walk from the flames.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 June 2026
Several news organizations made the same miscalculation, but none was displayed gleefully by Truman for what has become an iconic photograph.
—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
The fan — who seemingly gleefully captured the moment with Wembanyama — and a co-conspirator have received lifetime bans from all arenas, an NBA spokesperson said on Thursday, June 4, according to The Athletic and the Associated Press.
—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gleefully
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Golden retrievers remained cheerfully oblivious as usual.
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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.
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His daughter yelps delightedly as a calf wanders close to the fence.
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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.
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Ideally one composed of your old, gold, merrily-we-roll-along friends.
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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.
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Dina Powell McCormick weaves through the crowd, cheerily hugging people and introducing strangers to one another.
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Katie Holmes cheerily takes a phone call while on a walk in New York City on April 15.
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The idea of replacing caddies with animals, lightheartedly suggested by moderator Eben Novy-Williams?
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Paltzik did not confirm the authenticity of the message but still suggested they were made lightheartedly.
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There's a joyously wacky energy to this broad comedy on the whole, giving Rudd an interesting arc to play.
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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.
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Uruguay, for their part, joyfully celebrated becoming the second team, after Italy, to win the World Cup twice.
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Our kitchens are joyfully overrun with colorful heirloom tomatoes, juicy peaches, and of course, sweet corn.
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Crowe plays Manco Kapak, a nightclub owner from Albania who tells us, in an opening voiceover, that he has been happily settled in the United States for many years.
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My enthusiasm only increased when a three-part Christmas special was announced that same morning, which Tranter happily shared details about.
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“Gleefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gleefully. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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