peacefully

adverb

Definition of peacefullynext
as in calmly

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Recent Examples of peacefully Parton died peacefully last week, her nephew Bryan Seaver announced in a news release shared with The Times. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 After all, their eventual conversation about kids with Samir’s girlfriend takes place while Issa is peacefully tied up in a chair. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 Jasper’s Death In Heller’s book, Jasper passes somewhat peacefully in his sleep when Hig takes him up to the mountains to camp and fish. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 The British actor died peacefully at his Los Angeles home at age 80, his representatives said. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026 My priority is being recognised as his father, establishing a relationship with him and ultimately finding a way for both of us to move forward and co-parent peacefully. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 Curry’s longtime friend and manager, Marcia Hurwitz, confirmed the actor’s passing to Deadline and said Curry had died peacefully. — ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026 Crisis negotiators and a SWAT team were called to the scene to try to get the suspect to surrender peacefully, police said. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 The country music icon, whose entertainment career and humanitarian efforts spanned decades, died peacefully in her beloved Nashville, her representatives shared in a statement on the day of her death. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peacefully
  1. calmly
  2. serenely
  3. placidly
  4. coolly
Adverb
  • Lock, who is in his eighth NFL season, calmly faked a handoff on fourth-and-1, jutted to his left and located Smith-Njigba, who did the rest with his legs.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Haaretz says Netanyahu responded calmly, insisting Israel was prepared and the greater threat lay in the West Bank, while his office now brands the report an ‘absolute lie’ and rejects calls for an inquiry.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of calmly
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  • Nestled serenely in northern South Dakota on Native American land and surrounded by livestock and crops as far as the eye can see, Timber Lake is a ranching community with two pumps serving regular gas and no stoplights.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The cumulative impression of Alice that the book leaves is of someone moving serenely through life, meeting fond blessings and awful curses both with the same calm equanimity.
    — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of serenely
Adverb
  • The waters of a continent – west from the Rockies and east from the Appalachians – pour into it, sometimes violently, sometimes placidly.
    — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026
  • Nature is no big deal in Cristian Mungiu‘s superb new drama of systemic order and individual disarray, which takes in the sprawling waters and monochrome mountainscapes of the region with a placidly appreciative eye.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
Definition of placidly
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  • The family’s dream home (a magazine-pristine and coolly atmospheric feat by production designer Alain Bainée) certainly looks solid, but proves quite permeable — beginning one morning when a gaping hole suddenly appears in the garden wall.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
  • As if to signal this iteration hasn’t completely deviated from its roots, in the show’s opening moments, Deborah Wayne coolly flicks the iconic flip-up frames made famous by Hardison’s Dwayne.
    — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of coolly

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“Peacefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peacefully. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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