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as in cheerfully
in a cheerful or happy manner
happily accepted the invitation to dinner
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as in properly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
one of those rare occasions on which business and pleasure happily mixed
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Recent Examples of happily
But despite all of that, Noblezada says the real-life pair happily reunite after each performance as themselves.
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Carey Purcell, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
But happily, in Colón’s case, looking deeper proves rewarding.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Always obedient, Agnes happily welcomes Daisy despite Shu’s warnings.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
For the cover of the April 13, 2026, Future Issue, the artist Christoph Niemann depicted an army of machines filling the horizon, one of whom cradles a human in its hand; that person is happily reaching toward a screen.
—Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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Carey Purcell, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
But happily, in Colón’s case, looking deeper proves rewarding.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Always obedient, Agnes happily welcomes Daisy despite Shu’s warnings.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
For the cover of the April 13, 2026, Future Issue, the artist Christoph Niemann depicted an army of machines filling the horizon, one of whom cradles a human in its hand; that person is happily reaching toward a screen.
—Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happily
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Indeed, Calvin is cheerfully lobotomizing a snowman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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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
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Grace's spaceship can be spun like a centrifuge to create artificial gravity so that scientific instruments will work properly.—
Tara Haelle,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2026
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An existential crisis that can only be properly conveyed through Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
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If my math serves me correctly, that’s ten that ain’t been fined.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Balance those insights correctly, and the United States can have a policy that works with the Red Emperor.—
Michael Sheridan,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026
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Learning to assess actual physical output helps a yoga practitioner adjust protein intake appropriately instead of following generic recommendations that are disconnected from a real-life experience.—
William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
13 Apr. 2026
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Costumes by Alice Bristow were appropriately turn-of-the-20th-century, with vividly colored kimonos for the chorus women.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Happily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happily. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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