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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
Wynant laughed heartily when asked why the episode is still rated so favorably with Twilight Zone fans.
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Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2024
His 95th-minute winner, adding to Joselu’s equaliser, was celebrated heartily by the home fans as full confirmation that a new star had arrived.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
Costumes are heartily encouraged because the fun concludes with a costume parade.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Sleep Week Our testers have done their research—ahem, sleeping—and heartily stand behind these nine picks
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October 23, 2024
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—Lindsay Boyers, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
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Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2024
His 95th-minute winner, adding to Joselu’s equaliser, was celebrated heartily by the home fans as full confirmation that a new star had arrived.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
Costumes are heartily encouraged because the fun concludes with a costume parade.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Sleep Week Our testers have done their research—ahem, sleeping—and heartily stand behind these nine picks
By Lindsay Boyers
October 23, 2024
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Lindsay Boyers, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartily
Adverb
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These Thunder, with Gilgeous-Alexander fully on board and getting better all the time, are in prime position to make some serious noise in the next few years.—
Sam Amick,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Since electrical transmission lines have been the cause of many of our recent fires, why doesn’t the state of California provide the funds to put the transmission lines underground and then charge the electrical utility companies 10% of their profits until the cost is fully repaid?—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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This is the premise behind what keeps the ISS happily orbiting above our heads.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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But experts told Fox News Digital that the king is happily letting his eldest son take over the reins.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
13 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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This couldn’t have been a film if it was totally controlled by a brand.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Jan. 2025
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Justice Samuel Alito is now posing his own hypothetical: if TikTok was totally controlled by a foreign government, would that be different than the platform's current ownership structure?—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Kulak has gone from someone who wasn’t comfortable enough playing the right side during the playoffs to managing there quite well.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Spain’s Canary Islands doubles for Nice quite well, and the cinematography from Terry Stacey fills the bill.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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This wine—the crisp Pinot Bianco, the textured Chardonnay, the exotic Gewürztraminer, the elegant Pinot Noir, or the robust Lagrein—perfectly exemplify this region's quality and diversity.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The video — posted by TikTok user Belle Hesse on Jan. 7 — shows hands placing a perfectly cut, phone-sized piece of sturdy cardboard inside a black phone case with an opaque screen protector.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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So the Rams rookie edge rusher knows all about the Philadelphia Eagles, his team’s opponent Sunday in an NFC divisional-round playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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They’re all bound for the Sunday Family Series at Ernie Miller Nature Center in Olathe.—
Debra Skodack,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Drain the noodles thoroughly and stir into the sauce.—
CAROLE KOTKIN,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2025
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Water thoroughly if the soil feels somewhat dry to the touch at that depth.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Jan. 2025
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With a gimlet eye and a surprisingly girlish laugh, Vera is cantankerous, impatient, intensely private, unapologetically disheveled and utterly glorious.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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To the utterly vanquished and frequently mocked 3-14 Cleveland Browns goes the second pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.—
Jim Ingraham,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Heartily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartily. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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