peacefully

adverb

Definition of peacefullynext
as in calmly

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Recent Examples of peacefully On a picture-perfect day on Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay, four small boats rock peacefully next to each other. — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 The actress passed away peacefully on April 15, 2026, in Honolulu, according to an obituary. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026 The detail arranged the traffic stop on the other side of the island, in front of the Lihue post office, under the assumption that Brun would surrender peacefully in such a public location. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026 According to her obituary from Laird Funeral Home, Moylan died peacefully on Monday, July 27, after a struggle with dementia. — Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 It is set in Mano Majra, a fictional village on the new frontier between India and Pakistan, where Sikh and Muslim families have lived together peacefully for generations. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026 Hundreds of thousands of people had gathered peacefully in the German capital for the annual Christopher Street Day celebrations, one of Europe's largest LGBTQ events, before the apparent attack brought it to an abrupt end. — Reuters, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Before the incident, people had celebrated peacefully, marching through the city for hours, dancing to loud music and cheering some 80 floats that participated in the parade. — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026 By February, only days after Skubal’s arbitration hearing was resolved peacefully, the storm was building. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peacefully
  1. calmly
  2. serenely
  3. placidly
  4. coolly
Adverb
  • The goal is to move the surprise out of the checkout line and into a moment where someone can explain it calmly.
    — Elie Y. Katz, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In other circumstances, the Isak crisis might have been handled more calmly and more adeptly.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of calmly
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  • 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
Definition of serenely
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  • 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
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
Definition of coolly

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