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as in cheerfully
in a cheerful or happy manner
the parishioners laughed heartily at the pastor's good-natured quips
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as in fully
to a full extent or degree
I am heartily tired of this spring-cleaning
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Recent Examples of heartily
Locals cheered and swayed, heartily piping out call-and-response prompts a la Queen.
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Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
He was met with the silent treatment in jest before being celebrated heartily in the Royals’ dugout at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2025
The company, all thoroughly drilled in the Sly/Sylvester dichotomy, laughed heartily.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
On one hand, building space colonies is advice that multi-billionaire robber baron, Elon Musk, would heartily approve of, but Dr Gee’s recommendation feels more like a stopgap measure to me.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
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Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
He was met with the silent treatment in jest before being celebrated heartily in the Royals’ dugout at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2025
The company, all thoroughly drilled in the Sly/Sylvester dichotomy, laughed heartily.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
On one hand, building space colonies is advice that multi-billionaire robber baron, Elon Musk, would heartily approve of, but Dr Gee’s recommendation feels more like a stopgap measure to me.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartily
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The hostess seemed to accept this quite cheerfully and, in fact, expect the mess.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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No Mob boss, cheerfully decreeing that an inconvenient witness be rubbed out, could be more resolute.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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To buy the Eight Sleep is to buy fully, with your whole body, into the idea that the future of sleep is technological.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Quadcopter and multirotor drones Draganfly develops quadcopter and multirotor drones that are easy to use, quick to deploy, and fully calibrated at the company’s manufacturing facilities.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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When Barca hosted Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League group stages in September, Laporta and his counterpart Nasser Al-Khelaifi happily posed together for the cameras before lunch at the Catalan capital’s swish Via Veneto restaurant.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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This is a deciduous vine that prefers a shady exposure, sips water, and will happily clamber up the branches of a native oak or any other tree.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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For instance, the Comet browser still gets completely stumped on the website Semafor uses for expenses and travel.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Some neighborhoods have such high levels of destruction that the only option is to completely raze them and rebuild them.—
Shelly Culbertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Best known for hosting the HGTV show Home Town alongside her husband, Ben Napier, the interior designer is no stranger to curating her home and closet to feel cozy, approachable, and totally warm (in more ways than one).—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Some of the findings weren’t totally surprising.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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This shortfall was quite disappointing.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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There’s also been quite a bit of slash and burn.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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The 27-yard dart, perfectly thrown to the goal line, unlocked a tie at 27 on the first play of the fourth quarter.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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For makeup, Sweeney’s hot pink eyeliner perfectly complemented her pastel gown.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
26 Oct. 2025
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That’s what Bernie Sanders is all about.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The page is packed with the brand’s best-selling styles, from the Align leggings to the Everywhere Belt Bag; there are simply too many can’t-miss fall travel staples to keep the best ones all to myself.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Heartily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartily. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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