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Recent Examples of mercifully
The Dallas Cowboys’ 2025 season has mercifully come to a close.
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Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
Likewise, there are steaming piles of trash that mercifully remain unpublished—and others that fetch bank.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
And now that the draw is—mercifully—done, opening day, between Mexico and South Africa, June 11 in Mexico City, can’t come soon enough.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
The final whistle mercifully sounded, and the Snapdragon Stadium crowd – much of which resisted the temptation to get a head start on traffic – stood and honored the expansion club with a heartfelt ovation.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
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Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
Likewise, there are steaming piles of trash that mercifully remain unpublished—and others that fetch bank.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
And now that the draw is—mercifully—done, opening day, between Mexico and South Africa, June 11 in Mexico City, can’t come soon enough.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
The final whistle mercifully sounded, and the Snapdragon Stadium crowd – much of which resisted the temptation to get a head start on traffic – stood and honored the expansion club with a heartfelt ovation.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mercifully
Adverb
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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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When Mehta appeared on camera bouncing her newborn in her lap, that professor started laughing sympathetically.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Their status has been diminished by what has — charitably — been a really discouraging decade, featuring two separate relegations.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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As a video, the result is, charitably, minimalist; less charitably, janky.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Donalds graciously apologized and immediately set things right.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2026
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Sara Gibbs, executive director of Escondido Community Child Development Center, and Danielle Rush, HR director, graciously thanked Saint Helen Philoptochos and were very appreciative for their generous donation which was above and beyond their expectations, the news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Orbitz should have coordinated with Aer Lingus to resolve your refund request promptly and compassionately.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
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City leaders believe they could be done more compassionately by offering services and shelter.—
Angela Hart,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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People who have been punished but treated humanely have a far greater chance of successfully reintegrating into society, an important consideration for all of us.—
Mary Buser,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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To study how the birds tap, the researchers first humanely captured eight wild Downy Woodpeckers and carefully inserted electrodes into their muscles in the laboratory.—
Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
2 Jan. 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
Adverb
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Once a textiles factory, the hotel has ‘shabby chic’ lovingly pinned to its moodboard, with peeling paint and exposed steel woven into its elegant, but deceivingly effortless, design.—
Stephanie Gavan,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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The couple had publicly but lovingly described some marital difficulties, yet there were still few outward signs the divorce was coming.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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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 Jan. 2026.
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