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Recent Examples of thankfully
There’s a $2,000 balance that should be covered — thankfully my phone call resolves the issue.
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R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
While Saturday's storms thankfully missed areas already hammered by flooding, more rain is coming Monday that could create pockets of flash flooding.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Swift has had a long break from the internet at this point, and thankfully, Kelce saved us from the drought with some highlights of their summer so far.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
The filmmaker was thinking of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia while writing the screenplay—though his resulting work thankfully lacks the melodramatic verve of Anderson’s gargantuan Boogie Nights follow-up.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2025
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R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
While Saturday's storms thankfully missed areas already hammered by flooding, more rain is coming Monday that could create pockets of flash flooding.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Swift has had a long break from the internet at this point, and thankfully, Kelce saved us from the drought with some highlights of their summer so far.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
The filmmaker was thinking of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia while writing the screenplay—though his resulting work thankfully lacks the melodramatic verve of Anderson’s gargantuan Boogie Nights follow-up.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thankfully
Adverb
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Audiences will likely want to learn more about the real Davidson after seeing Jones’ film and, fortunately, a trove of other options await.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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But fortunately, Bucs fans may not have to wait to long to see Godwin on the field.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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However, all three have been destroyed in separate accidents, the latest of which occurred on March 17, 2025, when a Heron Mk1 crashed into a helicopter while landing, totaling both aircraft but luckily not causing any casualties.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The cameraman, Joao, was taken aback during the impact but luckily escaped injury.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Herzog’s moment in the Venice spotlight got underway with a video tribute to his gloriously eccentric filmography, spanning Fitzcarraldo; Grizzly Man; Aguirre, the Wrath of God; My Best Fiend; and so many more.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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The bothies are gloriously off-grid and their placement was the idea of former barrister Lupi Moll, whose family has owned the 1,400-acre Inverlonan estate since Victorian times.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Sly jokes and cute cameos sprinkle the rest of the film like holy water, and Wan himself even appears in a pleasantly pandering concluding scene that nails the spirit of fan service.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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Inside, works by Casey McCafferty, John Hogan, Seungjin Yang, and others have created a conversation with the original design in ways that can feel pleasantly subversive.—
John Wogan,
Robb Report,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The seafood towers are delightfully tall, gleaming with mussels and smoked fish dip.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Prince Edward County is delightfully bikable and walkable, especially along the Millennium Trail and town cores.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The film’s opening scenes are pleasingly attentive to the arduous labor and process of Jack’s daily work routine, as worn blue hands dredge crates of mussels from palpably freezing seawater.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Law and Coan were captured sitting at a table together inside the gala, with the actor leaning over at one point with a smile to tell his wife something and sweetly caressing her back.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Twenty-five years have passed since Paul Scholes met David Beckham’s corner so sweetly on the edge of the Bradford City penalty area that Matt Clarke stood no chance in the home goal.—
Max Mathews,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis got along splendidly on the set of Black Swan — despite director Darren Aronofsky's best efforts.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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And talking of hackers and Windows, both came together rather splendidly in Las Vegas at the Black Hat hacking conference where it was demonstrated how the Windows Hello facial recognition sign-in security could be bypassed by a threat actor injecting their own images into the process.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Thankfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thankfully. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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