as in sympathetically
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mercifully
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It's plated like something out of a Nordic tasting menu, but—mercifully—tastes like dessert.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025 -
Whatever the legality, the barrier for a Russian nuclear response remains mercifully high and such a strike is likely to be dismissed in Kremlin circles as an impractical overkill.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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“Understandingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understandingly. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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