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Recent Examples of gleefully
Plinkety plink, plink, plink San Francisco Performances proudly — and quite gleefully — closes out its season May 1 by bringing The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain to the Herbst Theatre stage.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
But land developers and speculators reap huge profits, the state and local governments gleefully do their bidding.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Goalscorer Joao Palhinha could not stop hugging his team-mates, including Antonin Kinsky and Pedro Porro, while head coach Roberto De Zerbi gleefully pumped his fists in front of the away fans.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
In November 2024, the Onion gleefully revealed its winning bankruptcy-auction bid for Infowars.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
The two men gleefully ride electric bikes into the distance as the episode ends, friendship in the winter air.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
The girl from Santo Domingo’s bajo mundo made her name rapping gleefully filthy dembow in space-punk regalia.
—E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
The tongue-in-cheek and gleefully gory remake of a 1980s action fantasy is here for those needing some absurd escapism.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, that’s the only real recourse the public has with a Congress that still gleefully thumbs its nose at the laws and rules that apply to others.
—Douglas MacKinnon, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2026
Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
But land developers and speculators reap huge profits, the state and local governments gleefully do their bidding.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Goalscorer Joao Palhinha could not stop hugging his team-mates, including Antonin Kinsky and Pedro Porro, while head coach Roberto De Zerbi gleefully pumped his fists in front of the away fans.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
In November 2024, the Onion gleefully revealed its winning bankruptcy-auction bid for Infowars.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
The two men gleefully ride electric bikes into the distance as the episode ends, friendship in the winter air.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
The girl from Santo Domingo’s bajo mundo made her name rapping gleefully filthy dembow in space-punk regalia.
—E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
The tongue-in-cheek and gleefully gory remake of a 1980s action fantasy is here for those needing some absurd escapism.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, that’s the only real recourse the public has with a Congress that still gleefully thumbs its nose at the laws and rules that apply to others.
—Douglas MacKinnon, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gleefully
Adverb
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Indeed, Calvin is cheerfully lobotomizing a snowman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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In Atlanta, my hometown airport, cheerfully marketed as the world’s busiest, had descended into organized chaos.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Since the end of the Second World War, the United States and its allies had maintained a system of humanitarian interventionism, until the President so delightedly detonated it.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
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Random House had just made an initial public offering, and the Cerfs delightedly sent him a Christmas gift of five shares.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The Ultra Music Festival merrily rolls along in its 26th year Friday through Sunday at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The sick humor of an inappropriately large insect thrashing on the bed gives way to the morbid humor of the new family of three proceeding merrily with their small lives.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Katie Holmes cheerily takes a phone call while on a walk in New York City on April 15.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after the Bears revealed their consideration of Hammond, Pritzker suddenly began talking cheerily about possible state infrastructure support for an Arlington Heights stadium.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The idea of replacing caddies with animals, lightheartedly suggested by moderator Eben Novy-Williams?—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Paltzik did not confirm the authenticity of the message but still suggested they were made lightheartedly.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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What follows is pure dance, a joyously propulsive, non-stop sequence of duets, trios, ensemble dances.—
Jennifer Homans,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Continuously, some view it more joyously while others see it as a sad event.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The Latin phrase is used to announce the election of a new pope but in this case joyfully announced Leo’s arrival at the field.—
Claudio Lavanga,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
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Still, nothing sparked quite as many headlines—or joyfully teary social media Reels—as the closing moments of episode five.—
Cameron Sperance,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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They’re both intended for use in Google’s supercomputers, which the company happily rents out (hourly or long-term) to clients like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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And the whole business proves, happily, to have a lot of heart — broken sometimes, but that’s life, even in Toontown.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Gleefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gleefully. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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