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Adverb
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Kipnis describes her own mother laughingly recalling a college professor chasing her around a desk and trying to kiss her.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The idea of replacing caddies with animals, lightheartedly suggested by moderator Eben Novy-Williams?—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Paltzik did not confirm the authenticity of the message but still suggested they were made lightheartedly.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Villarreal friendly offered a glimpse of both the potential and the challenge.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Lionel Messi in Las Vegas for an Inter Miami friendly shone a light on how sport is gravitating towards Nevada and the Strip.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Before the game, Wood good-naturedly chatted it up with fans of Montana, which annually travels well.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Paulsen laughs good-naturedly at the turn of phrase.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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However, rather than blithely dismiss the consequences of legalization with eye-rolling contempt for the puritans, supporters should confront the adverse societal effects of cannabis — the pervasive urban stench, the traffic deaths and the pernicious effects on youth.—
Cory Franklin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Democrat had joked about shooting the Republican leader of the state House and blithely spoken of watching his children die in their mother’s arms.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
3 Dec. 2025
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But softening in the presence of a beautiful temp agent (Sondra Locke), and amicably getting along with his mother’s wacky cast of friends, the Pied Piper of Rodent Cinema leaves an increasingly likable impression.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2026
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The two amicably split as their busy schedules became too much, TMZ reported at the time.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In December, over a two-hour lunch at The Occidental, a Washington restaurant nestled between the White House and FBI headquarters, Wilkins spoke breezily about her life as the girlfriend of the FBI director.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
22 Jan. 2026
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Everything bops breezily along, stopping occasionally to have Dek growl maxims about strength through domination, and observe a decapitation or two.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Jocularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jocularly. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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