gloriously

Definition of gloriouslynext

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Recent Examples of gloriously This will be his fourth full season, following Aston Villa’s most successful, which ended with a second Champions League qualification within three years and, most gloriously, Europa League triumph. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026 Each September, Mount Jackson leans all the way in to its unofficial role as Virginia’s potato capital with one of the South’s most gloriously offbeat free festivals. Kinsey Gidick, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026 The 13-bedroom property sits on its own, 58,000-acre preserve, and has a gloriously over-the-top interior befitting a property imagined by the late Jocelyn Wildenstein—think a Swiss Vault bank door to unlock the wine cellar. Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026 The music of their first decade was gloriously unhinged, and inspirational to folks from Kurt Cobain to the Flaming Lips. Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026 Men used to go to war indeed, and in gloriously shot 70mm IMAX at that. Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026 The gloriously messy rage-rap capstone could’ve brought a graceful conclusion to the era-defining breed of metallurgic trap that Carti popularized with 2020’s Whole Lotta Red. Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026 The smaller adults’ pool has six cabanas and around two dozen chaise lounges, but never seems to be too crowded to find a seat, remaining gloriously tranquil from morning until night. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026 With programming that’s long been gloriously unclassifiable, the annual film event has also cultivated an audience and competition jury pool that tends to embrace the unexpected as enthusiastically as its programmers. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloriously
Adverb
  • There’s wisdom and depth to the film’s themes of growing old, dashed dreams and the magic of rediscovery, plus a deliciously ironic final twist.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Many people would be deliciously tired after such wholesome exertion and not want to spend their evenings raking over the past with a chatty English journalist.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Offensive notes Tommy DeVito settled in nicely after sailing some early throws.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Anna’s sheer lace dress with a huge keyhole in the front and an open back is fine but also like a million other dresses; the same goes for Jude’s nicely constructed, but very familiar, black velvet dress with a corset.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Faith King and Josiah Fagerstrom both deliver delightfully prickly repartee as their characters gradually manage to surpass archetype.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026
  • However, when cooked properly, okra can develop a delightfully crisp and pleasant texture or be cooked until soft and melting.
    Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Beyond my ultra-chic (and great-smelling) mother’s stamp of approval, the brand’s luxurious perfume portfolio has earned praise from Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton, Jennifer Aniston, and Katie Holmes, to name a few.
    Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But Malonga soon too will push the rebuilding Storm to future deep postseason runs like the ex-Storm great once did.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The show nonetheless takes an unexpected direction that makes for an enjoyably low-key binge.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Lowe used to be a member of a much larger and more popular right-wing populist party, Nigel Farage’s Reform, but he was forced out in an enjoyably catty and melodramatic schism after calling for mass deportations.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
Adverb
  • Reggie Bannister, the actor best known for playing the iconic ice cream man Reggie in the Phantasm horror film series, has died peacefully at his home Sunday at 80.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The former Cardinals coordinator is expected to continue the under-center system with a heavy dose of play-action, a system better suited for Jared Goff than former Cardinals QB Kyler Murray.
    Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Ten years from now, the designation process should be even more finely tuned.
    Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The best type of tea to re-steep is anything that starts very potent, or features tea leaves that are on the larger, coarser side, rather than finely ground.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • What better way for a newcomer to announce herself than as a charmingly awkward ingénue mentored by Julie Andrews?
    Chris Bellamy, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Once two cottages, now knocked into one, it has been charmingly dressed up by interior designer Laura Stephens.
    Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Gloriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloriously. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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