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Recent Examples of obligingly
Give it a wiggle and the rhinestones obligingly flip right-side up, ready to be picked up.
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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
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
Adverb
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Some students voluntarily document every draft — a sign of deepening mistrust between instructors and their classes.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Lead investigator testifies The lead Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigator in charge of the probe testified Friday that Pino voluntarily told him another boat caused the tragedy.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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While any team would gladly welcome an offensive outburst, scoring hasn’t necessarily been the issue for Miami.—
Tyler Carmona
June 11,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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In his ever-obliging character, my dad, Patrick Baskette, gladly divulged which presents any father would love to unwrap.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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“Obligingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obligingly. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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