1
as in expensively
in a luxurious manner
we were staying at the Plaza Hotel in New York and living rather grandly
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2
as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
had grandly offered to pay the entire cost of the Christmas party at the children's hospital
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Adverb
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That’s probably because the shoes come up large and were slightly too wide in our regular size.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2025 -
That these are happening at a moment of precariousness for the industry writ large makes the stakes that much higher.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
Adverb
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In the downstairs Photo Elysée space, American photographer Tyler Mitchell’s show Wish This Was Real depicts African American subjects of all ages in all manner of settings, in images that are at times fashionable, at times quotidian, and often enigmatic—but always richly beautiful in composition.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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It is also used to make dry, richly scented white wine.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
23 June 2025
Adverb
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Using a soft bristled brush, work high to low again.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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On a rocky ridge high above a rustic valley, east of the resort town of Kaş, are the ruins of Kyaenai.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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“Grandly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandly. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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