thankfully

adverb

Definition of thankfullynext
as in fortunately

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Recent Examples of thankfully The panel thankfully no longer shows viral headlines by default, which makes for a calmer experience. — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 Firefighters immediately removed the infant from the home, and thankfully, the baby was doing well. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 No, thankfully, the cloud operates on a slightly more ethereal system. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 The category, thankfully, has expanded considerably beyond that. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thankfully
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thankfully
  1. fortunately
  2. luckily
  3. gloriously
  4. pleasantly
  5. blessedly
  6. delightfully
  7. gratifyingly
  8. pleasingly
Adverb
  • Kennedy said no homes have been lost in Freeport because of the flooding, fortunately.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Giants fortunately fell into a win in their first game without Jaxson Dart Sunday at MetLife Stadium, beating the inept Tennessee Titans, 12-7, on an end zone interception by safety Jevon Holland.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of fortunately
Adverb
  • Tierney luckily also launched a cottage food bakery business with a bake-to-order menu.
    — Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • And luckily, Amazon has a wide range of flattering flare jeans from brands like Levi’s and Free People, with prices starting at just $28.
    — Michelle Rostamian, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of luckily
Adverb
  • The hotel's 18 rooms and five suites are all individually decorated with gloriously over-the-top touches in the form of antiques, sumptuous velvet duvet covers, and regal tones of red and gold that harken back to the property's royal history.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Madonna kept winning awards all night, including Artist of the Year, then giving gloriously chaotic and freewheeling and messy speeches.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of gloriously
Adverb
  • The edges caramelized and got nice and crispy—almost candied—while the centers stayed pleasantly soft.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Coupled with low-energy methods for storing and retrieving this data, and thermodynamically favorable ways of running specialized calculations, the future of computing is starting to look pleasantly cold and wet.
    — Mike McRae September 22, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of pleasantly
Adverb
  • Another name-your-score opponent on deck in Central Michigan -- blessedly UM’s first Saturday game of ‘26 -- but then the schedule begins to turn interesting.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
  • And Dad actually makes an uncredited vocal cameo on one of the album’s more blessedly strange tracks.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of blessedly
Adverb
  • Remm’s take on Levantine food, helmed by chef Nadav Greenberg, however, comes as a delightfully light surprise.
    — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery (7 miles north of San Simeon) remains full of massive, delightfully noisy beasts.
    — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of delightfully
Adverb
  • Wellbeing Butlers are at your beck and call to arrange reiki, gratifyingly strong massages in open air, cleansing Balinese ceremonies at the resort temple, or sunrise qi gong on the practically private sand.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • To him, music is a paper map, not turn-by-turn directions, gratifyingly syncing only sometimes, but not always.
    — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of gratifyingly
Adverb
  • The poisoner even hit two trees that pleasingly flank steps from the park lawn down to the sand.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The different characters have pleasingly distinct movesets, too.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of pleasingly

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“Thankfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thankfully. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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