peacefully

adverb

Definition of peacefullynext
as in calmly

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Recent Examples of peacefully The Paris march proceeded peacefully, with students, workers and retirees joining. — Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026 Yet some cultures do seem able to coexist peacefully with delivery bots and other robots. — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 4 Nov. 2026 To my left, a string of horses are grazing peacefully in a meadow; to my right, a coterie of children are throwing footballs and making s’mores on a campfire as the distant twang of bluegrass ripples through the air. — Olivia Singer, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026 While the rest of the world is peacefully digesting their Thanksgiving meals, the PCMag deals department is working at furious speed to collect all of the best Black Friday deals on top tech. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026 Hundreds of thousands across Europe, many of them young people, marched largely peacefully Saturday over rising living costs, housing, education and climate concerns. — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026 The family noted that Medak died peacefully but did not reveal a cause. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026 In rallying a wide range of Serbs to protest peacefully almost daily, the students displayed an integrity in self-governance that many people now believe will translate to open and inclusive government. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026 The Paris march began peacefully, a week after widespread rioting and looting during protests across the country. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peacefully
  1. calmly
  2. serenely
  3. placidly
  4. coolly
Adverb
  • Miloslav Druckmüller glances calmly at his group of doctoral candidates, now making final checks of the equipment in preparation for totality.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Luna pitched himself to county voters as a calmly effective operator who has brought down crime while building relationships with local, state and federal leaders that suffered under his predecessor’s tenure.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of calmly
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  • Cinematographer Lukasz Zal, who also shot Ida and Cold War, renders Fatherland in the same satiny black and white, as well as the same serenely squarish, or Academy, aspect ratio.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Smiling serenely, the author looks immaculately put-together, including her matte red lips, which are even more striking contrasted against her pristine white suit.
    — Fawnia Soo Hoo, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of serenely
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  • Calvo, meanwhile, sits at a desk in his hotel room, gazing into the camera lens placidly while idly sketching on a sheet of paper.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • That’s a pretty evocative setting for a film, with the perpetual drone and roar of fighter jets overhead and an air of constricting menace pervading what should otherwise be placidly idle summer hours.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of placidly
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  • Here, light does not issue from the far end of the room, drawing us toward salvation, but is coolly diffused through side walls made of milky Plexiglas.
    — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • But Thomas and Erika are no fools, coolly telling off smiling Hitler sympathizers during a tony reception.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of coolly

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