peacefully

Definition of peacefullynext

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Recent Examples of peacefully Wright died peacefully following complications from Marchiafava- Bignami disease, a rare degenerative neurological condition he was diagnosed with in 2015, and complications from heart failure, the family said. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026 The second drug is a paralytic that freezes the body from the outside in, creating the effect that the person is peacefully asleep. Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 Those two philosophies cannot coexist peacefully in one boardroom. Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Zarutska could have peacefully ridden the public transit 12 stops through South End to NoDa . Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026 For a portion of the video, the baby sleeps peacefully in her stroller while Holm walks on the treadmill. Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 Come with discipline, come peacefully, come prepared to respect the courtroom and the proceeding. J.d. Miles, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 The soldiers who told Ridi to get back inside his home also pleaded with settlers to leave peacefully. Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 According to Irvin’s producers, the filmmaker died peacefully at the UK home of his sister-in-law on August 11, surrounded by his family. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peacefully
Adverb
  • In the episode when the Duffys visit Harvard, Paloma’s older sister Evita calmly notes that she herself was canceled for her beliefs while attending University of Chicago.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Trump’s top trade official more calmly downplayed the dispute.
    Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • The camera then panned to a cool and collected Moore, who could be seen serenely watching the frenzy from a chair in the corner.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 25 July 2026
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
Adverb
  • But, when Ukrainian negotiators push for more detainees, their Russian counterparts tend to respond coolly.
    Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • After controlling the ball twice with his head, Bouanga sprinted into the box and coolly lifted it over goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland and into the net.
    Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 July 2026

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“Peacefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peacefully. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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