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Recent Examples of serenely
Head to Rin-Tei, a tiny and serenely spare spot at the intersection of Crystal Springs Road and El Camino in San Mateo that oozes zen.
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Laura Ness, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
For nearly four decades, the foundation operated serenely.
—Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Only chief technology officer John Tornow, who pressed Send from mission control, was serenely confident.
—Graydon Carter, Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
And Robbie, so serenely, perfectly beautiful, is playing a character teeming with self-loathing.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Where to stay At sleek, 190-key bunker Setsu Niseko in buzzy Hirafu district, après-ski relaxation means hot spring onsen bathing and the serenely restorative Rikka Spa.
—Danielle Demetriou, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
Laura Ness, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
For nearly four decades, the foundation operated serenely.
—Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Only chief technology officer John Tornow, who pressed Send from mission control, was serenely confident.
—Graydon Carter, Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
And Robbie, so serenely, perfectly beautiful, is playing a character teeming with self-loathing.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Where to stay At sleek, 190-key bunker Setsu Niseko in buzzy Hirafu district, après-ski relaxation means hot spring onsen bathing and the serenely restorative Rikka Spa.
—Danielle Demetriou, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serenely
Adverb
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McDowell calmly drained two free throws with 47 seconds left, keeping KU comfortably ahead of BYU, 86-78.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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Huang walked through the logic for perpetual spending as calmly and confidently as a professor explains a simple math problem to a student.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Norman Pauley, 91, passed away peacefully on Valentine’s Day.—
Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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Simply put, no government willing to enact such a high degree of pain on its people for exercising such rights – especially peacefully – should be treated as a normal country.—
Alexander Langlois,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That sequence also introduces a placidly smiley Kylie Jenner playing herself on seemingly a Valium-Adderall speedball of deluded bounciness.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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Often neglected are the two whorled figures, strolling placidly in the background.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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However, as Nottingham Forest’s Nicolas Dominguez raced to close him down, Szoboszlai coolly took responsibility.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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When Samantha coolly responds no more than once, Baines can’t take it.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Serenely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serenely. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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