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Adverb
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Indeed, Calvin is cheerfully lobotomizing a snowman.—
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10 Apr. 2026 -
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
Adverb
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But my sons have yet to complain; like my dancing or singing they graciously refrain from making any comment.—
Jane Park,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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King graciously provided some exclusive comments on how this hilarious micro-budget miracle came about.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
4 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
Adverb
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In the gym, the two of them chatted amiably as the Mayor prayed.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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But the two began chatting amiably in an all-too-rare display of across-the-divide grace.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Pedigree and salary play a role in how many quality players a team can reasonably expect to have.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The moment one partner felt unseen and chose, reasonably enough, to say nothing.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Some appear to be cordially greeting viewers with a wave, while others evince the desperation of a person drowning.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Officials in Jackson County and Kansas City took the loss cordially, but continued to pitch themselves as potential partners, criticizing the high price tag of the Kansas stadium deal.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
23 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Regardless, everyone approves of Kiana, with Zack good-naturedly parodying her sunglasses and the girls encouraging him to lock it down despite the tumultuous relationships their friend group seems to attract.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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Australian screen and stage veteran Kate Fitzpatrick plays Becky, a feisty grandmother whose role is so familiar that her banter with geeky Matt across the aisle (Richard Croughley) will later include him good-naturedly dropping a Shelley Winters reference.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Which means right about now, the island is buzzing with thousands of MAMILs (middle aged men in lycra) and affably amateur Brits are arriving by the planeload.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Folks in line on Day One enjoyed a daytime high of 77 degrees, sharing space affably.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Good-heartedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/good-heartedly. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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