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
  • The sculptures were among 34 Southeast Asian antiquities voluntarily relinquished by the collector in 2021 after investigators determined they had been looted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • As organic reach on social platforms continues to decline, rejecting external distribution tools means voluntarily limiting growth.
    — Alexander Storozhuk, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of voluntarily
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  • Just like her on-screen counterpart, Queen Penelope of Ithaca, actress Anne Hathaway is gladly taken.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 July 2026
  • The rapper smiles and gladly poses for a photo with the fan, asks his name, and thanks him for his support.
    — Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026
Definition of gladly

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“Obligingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obligingly. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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