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Recent Examples of gleefully
As the gleefully witchy Aunt Gladys, Madigan won the category at Critics Choice, Taylor came back victorious at Golden Globes, and Madigan was honored again at Actor Awards.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Some players gleefully pack bags with $1 bills in preparation for games in Atlanta.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Helping maintain that tone of eternal optimism tinged with gumption is Steve Kerr, who gleefully added another gutsy win over Houston to a resume packed with them.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
Kenya Barris pointed to Eddie Murphy’s 1980s stand-up specials when trying to describe the delicate balance between gleefully explicit comedy and the need to rein it in for a wider audience.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Lisa is the elegant Greek chorus, offering dry British froideur and gleefully wicked commentary.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
That view is certainly what has propelled Emerald Fennell into being Hollywood’s most gleefully incoherent filmmaker.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Literalizing themes of codependency and fear of commitment, Together cleverly sells its message while gleefully committing to the twistedness of it all.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
The lyrics breathe like literary miniatures, gleefully exploring social satire, the fantastic and macabre.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Some players gleefully pack bags with $1 bills in preparation for games in Atlanta.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Helping maintain that tone of eternal optimism tinged with gumption is Steve Kerr, who gleefully added another gutsy win over Houston to a resume packed with them.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
Kenya Barris pointed to Eddie Murphy’s 1980s stand-up specials when trying to describe the delicate balance between gleefully explicit comedy and the need to rein it in for a wider audience.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Lisa is the elegant Greek chorus, offering dry British froideur and gleefully wicked commentary.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
That view is certainly what has propelled Emerald Fennell into being Hollywood’s most gleefully incoherent filmmaker.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Literalizing themes of codependency and fear of commitment, Together cleverly sells its message while gleefully committing to the twistedness of it all.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
The lyrics breathe like literary miniatures, gleefully exploring social satire, the fantastic and macabre.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gleefully
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Netflix’s Ted Sarandos likewise ripped Cameron, but Sarandos would still cheerfully kill to acquire a single new Cameron film over a hundred Red Notices and Rebel Moons.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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One lovely sequence sees an outdoor lunch at the lodge turn into an impromptu dance party with a live musician singing some cheerfully inauthentic bossa nova.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 Feb. 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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Most of the town’s residents, and many visitors, merrily took part, while the more prudent ones enjoyed the show from the safety of their balconies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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White’s jaunty editing ensures the proceedings roll merrily along, and yet the richness of detail in every frame makes this feel longer than its lean 71-minute running time, but not at all in a negative way.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Feb. 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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Another parade newbie, the Mario balloon cheerily made its way down Sixth Avenue.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
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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 stories of people who ate joyfully and in a very inspired way kind of spoke to me the most.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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Her writing process unfolded slowly but joyfully.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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This friendly, vocal lady will happily greet you with sweet little meows and is always on the lookout for the perfect opportunity to curl up in your lap.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The pair posed happily together in a photo shared by costume designer Mona May.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
13 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gleefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gleefully. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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