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Recent Examples of mercifully
One abruptly gains social permission to behave just as mercifully—to go without the same illusion—to oneself.
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Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Violent crime against the elderly is mercifully rare.
—Neal K. Shah, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
After a flyout and two walks, he was mercifully removed.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Texas State baseball's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad weekend mercifully ended Sunday when Marcus Aranda hit a two-run home run to left field, lifting Louisiana-Monroe to a 16-5, seven inning, run-rule win.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
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Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Violent crime against the elderly is mercifully rare.
—Neal K. Shah, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
After a flyout and two walks, he was mercifully removed.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Texas State baseball's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad weekend mercifully ended Sunday when Marcus Aranda hit a two-run home run to left field, lifting Louisiana-Monroe to a 16-5, seven inning, run-rule win.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mercifully
Adverb
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Two of the emails to potential witnesses were the subjects of email strings associated with bloggers who have written extensively and sympathetically about Boyne.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2026
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But Thompson ends her story with Cabey and his mother, while Williams closes with an interview with Goetz, who is allowed to emerge, if not exactly sympathetically, then at least as a three-dimensional figure.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Adding this number of people to the most recently available data would bring the share of Americans who give charitably to 52%.—
Jon Bergdoll,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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While at present, the greater collector-car market might be charitably described as less than lucrative, Porsche cars and collectibles remain a bright—and guiding—light in that landscape.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2026
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Coaches who, in the best cases (and there have been so many best cases) taught your kid to win magnanimously and lose graciously and compete whole-heartedly.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Good morning, Alexei Oreskovic here, taking the baton back from features editor Matt Heimer, who graciously filled in for me these last couple of days.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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In this story the problem is treated intimately and compassionately by a woman who knows all about it.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Williams says the same approach can help caregivers respond more compassionately when someone with dementia expresses a mistaken belief, confusing idea, or hallucination.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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But today, deer are periodically and humanely shot at some forest preserves.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Right to counsel All of this should be unacceptable in a country that believes in the rule of law and that should be obligated to treat every person humanely.—
Erwin Chemerinsky,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Maggie also smiles tolerantly when Hank keeps his hand on her knee for a few beats too many, or leans in close during chats.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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He will be deeply missed, and lovingly remembered always.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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These are not lazy callbacks, but shared touchstones — part of a pop cultural language the film embedded into our collective consciousness, and that the show both celebrates and lovingly skewers.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Vance Joseph tried outfitting himself in a modest tone, even if his unit hasn’t exactly acted benevolently toward its training camp counterpart.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Mercifully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercifully. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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