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Recent Examples of joyfully
Our kitchens are joyfully overrun with colorful heirloom tomatoes, juicy peaches, and of course, sweet corn.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
This is a story of a community that lived joyfully and out loud, dancing to Spanish verse set to Afro-Caribbean rhythms.
—Rev. José Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Courtesy of Strand Hill Properties Manhattan Beach’s Strand is Southern California coastline at its most joyfully choreographed.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Uruguay, for their part, joyfully celebrated becoming the second team, after Italy, to win the World Cup twice.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026
After lunch, the survivors danced joyfully with one another, laughing and singing songs.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
The Lindy Hop, an inventive, joyfully virtuosic dance to jazz, was developed in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance.
—Marina Harss, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
The pair were spotted joyfully snapping photos of the graduate, and also made sure to take some individual pics with Deacon in his purple gown.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
On her commute home, a careworn Marie-Lou spots a young man joyfully running through a nearby park.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026
Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
This is a story of a community that lived joyfully and out loud, dancing to Spanish verse set to Afro-Caribbean rhythms.
—Rev. José Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Courtesy of Strand Hill Properties Manhattan Beach’s Strand is Southern California coastline at its most joyfully choreographed.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Uruguay, for their part, joyfully celebrated becoming the second team, after Italy, to win the World Cup twice.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026
After lunch, the survivors danced joyfully with one another, laughing and singing songs.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
The Lindy Hop, an inventive, joyfully virtuosic dance to jazz, was developed in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance.
—Marina Harss, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
The pair were spotted joyfully snapping photos of the graduate, and also made sure to take some individual pics with Deacon in his purple gown.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
On her commute home, a careworn Marie-Lou spots a young man joyfully running through a nearby park.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyfully
Adverb
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There's a joyously wacky energy to this broad comedy on the whole, giving Rudd an interesting arc to play.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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The team joyously celebrated the end of their regular season with a pool party, taco bar and more soccer, a news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2026
Adverb
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What is in tandem here is the exuberantly generative possibility of life itself (SCOBY, water) alongside the very synthetic polymers that are literally wrecking life on an individual and systemic level.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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Done well, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Cocktail is bright and almost exuberantly refreshing.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
6 June 2026
Adverb
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Golden retrievers remained cheerfully oblivious as usual.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Among other curiosities were Matthew Howard and Joseph Pereira cheerfully pulverizing Philip Glass’ Fantasy Concerto for Two Timpanists and Orchestra, as well as Boris Allakhverdyan suavely ghosting jazz legend Artie Shaw in his Clarinet Concerto.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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In their gowns and bowties, guests giddily slurp mounds of glinting caviar off the back of their hand.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Directed by Nicolas Athane and Marco Nguyen, Jim Queen is a crass, profane, giddily stupid romp through a heap of stereotypes about gay life in Paris.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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Ideally one composed of your old, gold, merrily-we-roll-along friends.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder continue to roll merrily along, seemingly intent on winning every championship in the near future.—
Bob Harkins,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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If not for the enormous backlash—which included a conference lawsuit and threats of a boycott by other schools—the Red Raiders would have happily held their noses and competed for the national championship that eluded them last year.—
Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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Best of all, the villain gets to live happily ever after.—
Angelina Mazza,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Adverb
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Dina Powell McCormick weaves through the crowd, cheerily hugging people and introducing strangers to one another.—
Ellie Austin,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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Katie Holmes cheerily takes a phone call while on a walk in New York City on April 15.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Joyfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyfully. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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