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Recent Examples of mercifully
After a flyout and two walks, he was mercifully removed.
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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
Noem’s misdeeds are very similar, but she will be treated more mercifully.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Pantemis got away, perhaps mercifully, with a yellow card after a hard foul on Reggie Cannon out of desperation outside the box in the 73rd minute.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
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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
Noem’s misdeeds are very similar, but she will be treated more mercifully.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Pantemis got away, perhaps mercifully, with a yellow card after a hard foul on Reggie Cannon out of desperation outside the box in the 73rd minute.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mercifully
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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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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,
Twin Cities,
8 Apr. 2026
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Are there large-scale breeders that treat their breeding dogs and cats and puppies and kittens humanely, and how will they be impacted by the law?—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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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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Leading this loud and lovingly close-knit multigenerational family is Suga Mama (Jo Marie Payton), the feisty grandma and matriarch.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
6 Apr. 2026
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Dan Levy looks lovingly out at the crowd during his appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in New York City on March 31.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
4 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 12 Apr. 2026.
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