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obligingly

adverb

Definition of obliginglynext
as in voluntarily

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Recent Examples of obligingly With about 500 feet of line out, my fish has obligingly decided to sulk. — Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 Give it a wiggle and the rhinestones obligingly flip right-side up, ready to be picked up. — Angela Haupt, Time, 19 May 2026 Claude, a large language model (LLM) developed by the company Anthropic, obligingly laid out possible interpretations. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obligingly
  1. voluntarily
  2. gladly
Adverb
  • Witness contact information may be recorded when voluntarily provided.
    — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Though the judge had not yet ruled, no state wanted to have to fork over money for that privilege — especially considering Paramount had voluntarily offered that fee to Warner as a sweetener to secure the deal.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of voluntarily
Adverb
  • Stick it right in the faces of those who will gladly vote for scumbags like El-Sayed in Michigan.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Huskers will gladly take a seven-touchdown margin — regardless of the opponent.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of gladly

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“Obligingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obligingly. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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