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as in cheerfully
in a cheerful or happy manner
the parishioners laughed heartily at the pastor's good-natured quips
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as in fully
to a full extent or degree
I am heartily tired of this spring-cleaning
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Recent Examples of heartily
As the meal started, all conversation ceased for a moment as everyone dug heartily in—until my mother finally broke the silence by prodding my father to comment on the food.
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Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 Nov. 2025
Students of cinema — or of fin-de-millénaire Americana, for that matter — will eat it up and wish heartily for seconds.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Reis, this year’s youngest honoree, laughed heartily when asked what being inducted means to him.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Are singles tennis players the fittest of all athletes in any sport?
Sports scientist Dr. Mark Kovacs believes so, heartily agreeing with Tiafoe.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
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With this introduction of a hapless protagonist not entirely managing to live her best life, Brett Haley‘s film cheerfully speaks both the literary and cinematic language of romantic comedy — and won’t seek to subvert or elevate it in the two hours that follow.—
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Unable to roll the map out, its creators cheerfully realize that the country itself can serve as its own map.—
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The Super Bowl ad is the latest move by a president and administration that have fully embraced professional sports as a prime venue to deliver their message.—
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For some of the victims’ families, the interviews clarified how and why the crimes unfolded, filling in gaps that police files and court records never fully answered after years of unresolved questions.—
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Thankfully, Loki's happily ever after came shortly after the animal shelter posted this video.—
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As a childless person who doesn’t teach I’ve been happily unaware that, due to standardized testing requirements that favor close reads of excerpts over whole books, there’s an entire generation of students who have very little contextual framework for the literature they’re being taught in school.—
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More than once, Coon and Smallwood are completely nude on stage, as Agnes and Peter lay hidden parts of their psyche bare.—
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Before cleaning any type of stovetop, be sure the burners are turned off, and every surface is completely cool to the touch.—
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These contrasting environments, plus their focus on allowing visitors to thieve bourbon from the barrels and choose their own edition, creates a totally unique Virginia bourbon experience.—
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Here’s my totally subjective ranking of those 17 games, in order of best to worst.—
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Everything was really incorrect for the period—shiny, sparkly, overdone—but the actual shapes and silhouettes of his clothes are quite accurate.—
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But the Panthers were also quite consistent in some ways.—
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His pass over the top of the defense was perfectly placed, allowing Flagg to catch it and do the rest.—
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Her accessories truly made the look, including a pair of crystal drop earrings, bowed stilettos, and a velvet bag, which perfectly matched Prince Harry’s velvety tux.—
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Google, Meta, Microsoft’s LinkedIn, and Elon Musk’s X have all delayed, adjusted, or flat-out refused to launch AI products because of the bloc’s laws.—
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If this year’s March and June get-togethers were learning exercises — including for the staff after Tuchel began work in January — the next two and the one starting today (Sunday) are all about creating an atmosphere the players and the English public can all buy into.—
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“Heartily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartily. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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