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Recent Examples of amiably
But the two began chatting amiably in an all-too-rare display of across-the-divide grace.
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Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Parker has always seemed to amiably float along in his retro-futurist space cloud.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
In public, Mark Kerr speaks amiably about his trainer turned rival and even takes him along for a rowdy impromptu meet-and-greet, but the lack of friction comes off less as a sign of his unflappability than of Safdie’s indifference to probing a friendship beyond buddy-comedy depth.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
But that’s also what’s interesting about this lightly enjoyable, mostly disposable sequel to 2021’s amiably ultraviolent Nobody.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Parker has always seemed to amiably float along in his retro-futurist space cloud.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
In public, Mark Kerr speaks amiably about his trainer turned rival and even takes him along for a rowdy impromptu meet-and-greet, but the lack of friction comes off less as a sign of his unflappability than of Safdie’s indifference to probing a friendship beyond buddy-comedy depth.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
But that’s also what’s interesting about this lightly enjoyable, mostly disposable sequel to 2021’s amiably ultraviolent Nobody.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amiably
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The disgraced outgoing mayor of New York City is a big personality in a position of power with numerous scandals and gaffes for Fumudoh to prod at in her signature affably combative style.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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Breakfast that ranges from the familiar to the affably quirky.—
Merrill Shindler,
Daily News,
21 Aug. 2025
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Tim was a fiercely, cheerfully competitive kid—whether playing board games with his two older sisters or every sport under the sun with his big brothers.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2026
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Today, Lamont operates cheerfully as the dominant figure in state politics and government.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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Another parade newbie, the Mario balloon cheerily made its way down Sixth Avenue.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
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Chenoweth cheerily waved over the rest of the cast for a group shot, and a handler produced Donegan’s Miss America sash and tiara.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Before the game, Wood good-naturedly chatted it up with fans of Montana, which annually travels well.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Paulsen laughs good-naturedly at the turn of phrase.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Officials in Jackson County and Kansas City took the loss cordially, but continued to pitch themselves as potential partners, criticizing the high price tag of the Kansas stadium deal.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
23 Dec. 2025
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In 2019, she was also cordially invited to The White House's 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile Teyana Taylor was spotted graciously pouring drinks for some friends while joyously singing along to 1, 2 Step as Ciara belted out her chart topper.—
Paul Chi,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2026
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Her coach, Aksel Lund Svindal, graciously stood in her place.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps most perceptively captivating is the sweetly cunning way Marczak inserts himself into the film.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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And so the players showed up brandishing hope for this summer while sweetly admitting the emotion that still lingers from last fall.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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When a visitor arrives in a classroom, a classroom ambassador welcomes them, introduces himself and the subject being taught, and courteously asks for the visitor’s name and affiliation.—
Walter Fields,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Amiably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amiably. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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