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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
This was music to moderate ears, and heartily endorsed by the Times.
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Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 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
While a return to European competition of any kind would be something to heartily celebrate, playing in the third-tier Conference League’s qualifying rounds would somehow still feel like scant reward for a season that promised even more for so long.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 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
While a return to European competition of any kind would be something to heartily celebrate, playing in the third-tier Conference League’s qualifying rounds would somehow still feel like scant reward for a season that promised even more for so long.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartily
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SpaceX is developing Starship to be a fully reusable transportation system, meaning both the rocket and vehicle can return to the ground for additional missions.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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First, the European powers – notably Germany, France and the U.K. – remain fully supportive of Ukraine and are prepared to back Kyiv in resisting the Russian invasion and occupation.—
Ronald Suny,
The Conversation,
19 Aug. 2025
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The answer, happily, was this warm, personal film about a Brooklyn family in the seventies led by Delroy Lindo and Alfre Woodard.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Black Keys, happily on tour again, demonstrate the links between the blues, garage rock and modern indie rocks with their sharp and effective power chord solos.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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Atlanta Braves’ Wing Woes Waldrep is with Atlanta as the best option after injuries totally decimated the Braves’ staff.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Usually these products only control grasses and need about a month to be totally effective.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Tanner, who is quite religious, was doing the latter.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Most of the utensils were pretty cheap, quite worn, and really should have been tossed a long time ago—including my black plastic spatula.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
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The menu features succulent beef joints and tender game meats, accompanied by perfectly roasted root vegetables.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Turner’s music perfectly evokes on an emotional level the sentiment of the film, the essence of a place and people that only exist in the past, Aljafari adds.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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On road trips, my friends and I, all under the age of 30, still roll down the windows and blast the Eagles.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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Ellison, Shell and Brandon-Gordon will all be based out of the company’s Los Angeles headquarters, per the agreements.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Rinse and dry: Rinse everything thoroughly to remove the cleaner, and then dry the sink and fixtures completely with a microfiber cloth or paper towel.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
19 Aug. 2025
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Lynx guard Courtney Williams thoroughly enjoyed the latest revenge bout, an 86-80 win on Saturday.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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And Just Like That left us with felt, sadly and utterly disappointingly, far more one-dimensional.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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Kudos to Kan-Kan for making movie-going utterly pleasant.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Heartily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartily. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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