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Recent Examples of trippingly Then again, maybe $1,000 just rolls trippingly off the tongue and into Trump’s good graces. Stephen Gandel, The Seattle Times, 3 Feb. 2018 One man, whose arrogance and ego lead him trippingly into chaos of his own making, can turn a shining city on the hill into a shadowy, taudry replica of itself. … James Hohmann, Washington Post, 14 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trippingly
playfully
Adverb
  • Venus Williams playfully shaded her former doubles partner and sister Serena during the US Open.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Between her huge mane of hair and his white cowboy hat, Gaga and Mars playfully evoked '70s country music duos.
    EW.com, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Trippingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trippingly. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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