1
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
Of the three meals, the curry was the standout—I’d happily order it again instead of defaulting to Thai delivery.
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Erin Bunch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
The girl hurled the ball all the way down the hallway, and Hadley bounded happily to retrieve and gently return it.
—Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Otherwise, most plants with the moss grow happily together and it can be ignored.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Burden had thought that she was happily married.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
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Erin Bunch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
The girl hurled the ball all the way down the hallway, and Hadley bounded happily to retrieve and gently return it.
—Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Otherwise, most plants with the moss grow happily together and it can be ignored.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Burden had thought that she was happily married.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happily
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Some are even cheerfully embracing a world where human labor is no longer central to the economy.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Some are even cheerfully embracing a world where human labor is no longer central to the economy.—
Nathan Schneider,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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Supervisors have awarded grants to groups that have run afoul of state rules for charities, and some grants have lacked documentation showing they were properly spent.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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One of the most common is blossom end rot, which can also be avoided by properly caring for your plants.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 May 2026
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The latter has access to the psychic beacon of the Astronomican, which is used to correctly navigate the galaxy and the chaos of Warpspace, but in the Dark Imperium (Nihilus), faster-than-light travel has been rendered almost impossible.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
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Last week, a Google employee was charged by the Justice Department for making more than $1 million correctly betting on search trends based on confidential information from the tech company.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
2 June 2026
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McBain said his findings suggest that more regulation is needed to make sure young people use chatbots appropriately.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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Some regulators appropriately have asked about it.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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“Happily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happily. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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