smilingly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smilingly
Adverb
  • The hostess seemed to accept this quite cheerfully and, in fact, expect the mess.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
  • No Mob boss, cheerfully decreeing that an inconvenient witness be rubbed out, could be more resolute.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Fremantle happily embraces both traditional television and the digital world, Llinares says.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
  • No glovebox, no desiccator – just a jar of yellow powder sitting happily on my bench.
    Stavroula Alina Kampouri, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Smilingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smilingly. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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