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Recent Examples of thankfully
The Beautyrest Dual-Control Electric Heated Blanket comes with two remote controls, 20 flexible heat settings, and thankfully, is now on sale just in time for the cooler weather.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Omerzu and his team aren’t above deploying romantic backlighting for midnight kisses and some of the clichés of young-love cinema, but thankfully that’s only to subvert them as the film goes on.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
And thankfully, this modern iteration can actually turn off.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
Everyone was down for that, thankfully.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Omerzu and his team aren’t above deploying romantic backlighting for midnight kisses and some of the clichés of young-love cinema, but thankfully that’s only to subvert them as the film goes on.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
And thankfully, this modern iteration can actually turn off.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
Everyone was down for that, thankfully.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thankfully
Adverb
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But fortunately, Pavia is set to have former Texas Aggies legend Johnny Manziel in his corner for the game, who famously went into Bryant-Denny Stadium as a freshman in 2012 and upset Alabama.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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Seoul-searching the sights The energetic neighborhood of Myeongdong serves as a central place from which to explore Seoul, and fortunately, it’s featured heavily in the film.—
Ali Wunderman,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Love targeted Golden in the middle of the back of the end zone, but linebacker Jack Sanborn broke up the pass with, luckily for Green Bay, one second still on the clock.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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But luckily for Lisa, Britani saunters over and launches into a complete play-by-play.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The carryall’s German calfskin leather is Leather Working Group–certified, meaning it’s made responsibly and sustainably, and this fabric is further elevated through the powers of its corresponding Italian suede trim, which makes all those formal edges gloriously softer.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Chaparro working the front of house and Un, gloriously pregnant, in the kitchen.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Each slice is packed with toasty nuts, adding a pleasantly savory, salty note that balances out the syrupy filling.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The animals are rendered serviceably, with generically cute faces and pleasantly detailed if sometimes implausible textures.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This delightfully kitschy spot has been charming families and dinosaur enthusiasts since the 1960s.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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As a sleepaway screamer, 1984 is delightfully campy.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Unlike the crumbly texture of an Oreo (from which the Exploremores take clear inspiration), the first bite delivered a pleasingly soft and slightly chewy texture, along with a subtle hint of marshmallow.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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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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The 29-year-old Spider-Man actor sweetly corrected a reporter during a recent panel event when the man referenced Zendaya as being Holland’s girlfriend.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The boy presenter nods agreeably.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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But despite Harrelson and Marsden’s agreeably give-’em-hell performances, Shock and Awe suffers in comparison not just to All the President’s Men but to 2017’s The Post.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Thankfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thankfully. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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