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Recent Examples of thankfully
While instances like Baek’s are thankfully extremely rare, the psychological impact of a UCL injury can often be devastating to young players.
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Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Noah's sister-in-law Esther (Jackie Tohn), the Jewish character portrayed most insultingly last year, has thankfully been softened and refined, and has somehow become the lone voice of reason amongst a group of immature idiots.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Hot water should be used to kill germs, bacteria, and pests, and thankfully, those aren’t everyday situations.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
These days, thankfully, the expectation is different.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
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Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Noah's sister-in-law Esther (Jackie Tohn), the Jewish character portrayed most insultingly last year, has thankfully been softened and refined, and has somehow become the lone voice of reason amongst a group of immature idiots.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Hot water should be used to kill germs, bacteria, and pests, and thankfully, those aren’t everyday situations.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
These days, thankfully, the expectation is different.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thankfully
Adverb
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While the couch may have paid the price, fortunately Hank was fine after.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Then the brothers’ neighbor swooped in with a sleeping bag that was fortunately still in his car after a recent camping trip.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Travelers aren’t supposed to visit the park without a guide, but luckily, several companies offer trips.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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But luckily, my hero is here to save us.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Glam gloriously matched up, with sky high silvery blonde hair and metallic lips in true Tina style.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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Hedda is nothing if not a showcase for both the star and her director Nia DaCosta, with the latter setting the drama in 1950s English high society and giving everything a garish, gloriously over-the-top aesthetic that suggests Downton Abbey via Baz Luhrmann.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Duvi was pleasantly surprised when their photographers not only issued a generous refund, but also stayed late and added extra services.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The period detail is impressive, the storytelling is engrossing, and the overall impact is pleasantly enjoyable.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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And the supernatural does show up, although Wise’s slow-burn approach means that the film is blessedly free from conventional jump scares.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The journey, first to Paris and then through Switzerland and Milan and onwards to Venice, was for the most part pleasant, being blessedly free of many of the wearisome and often infuriating hindrances and misdirections that rail travel usually entails.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Thrombeys are delightfully awful, trading barbs as easily as another family might pass food around a Thanksgiving table.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Affordable, durable, and delightfully comfy—this is one gift guaranteed to be worn on repeat.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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But yeah, gratifyingly quite a bit.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The screens were also used for some more pleasingly abstract purposes, like opening up a central window at the start of the first song to show Danielle singing and strumming in isolation, and then opening similar digital windows on either side for Alana and Este.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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While pleasingly lightweight, the tube itself feels sturdy, too.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Thankfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thankfully. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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