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Recent Examples of good-naturedly
Before the game, Wood good-naturedly chatted it up with fans of Montana, which annually travels well.
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Paulsen laughs good-naturedly at the turn of phrase.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Bertinelli, meanwhile, could be seen laughing good-naturedly nearby, but did not correct the actor.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Paulsen laughs good-naturedly at the turn of phrase.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Bertinelli, meanwhile, could be seen laughing good-naturedly nearby, but did not correct the actor.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for good-naturedly
Adverb
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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
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Parker has always seemed to amiably float along in his retro-futurist space cloud.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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The disgraced outgoing mayor of New York City is a big personality in a position of power with numerous scandals and gaffes for Fumudoh to prod at in her signature affably combative style.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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Breakfast that ranges from the familiar to the affably quirky.—
Merrill Shindler,
Daily News,
21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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Among her longtime favorites are Stéphane, a part-time shoemaker with a following of local dandies, and Olivier Chatenet, who graciously opened the doors of his brand-new vintage store ahead of its official launch during Paris Couture Week.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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His commentary went beyond what was expected, graciously detailing his time on the show and praising his co-stars and collaborators.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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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
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In 2019, she was also cordially invited to The White House's 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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But as our perceptions of Clark shift with various revelations, Bateman masterfully modifies his bearing from blandly sinister to sweetly sincere and back again.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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This native honeysuckle is a much better choice than the sweetly scented but invasive Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica).—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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When a visitor arrives in a classroom, a classroom ambassador welcomes them, introduces himself and the subject being taught, and courteously asks for the visitor’s name and affiliation.—
Walter Fields,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Good-naturedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/good-naturedly. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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