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Recent Examples of blessedly
Margaret’s attic, though blessedly private, was also hot in the summer, the best efforts of its in-window air conditioner insufficient for the heat that had been seeping upward all afternoon.
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Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
In the show’s second season, Sylvia’s burgeoning event-planning business put her on a collision course with her platonic bestie’s bad-idea wedding, leaving her plenty of space to stumble and spin out within the show’s blessedly joke-heavy sensibility.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Each fixture and floor is made with natural, upcycled materials, and blessedly, these homes are naturally cool even in the summer.
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Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
The film’s memorable bike chase and bathtub are blessedly intact, as is the iconic sequence of Michael and the vamps leaping from a bridge to avoid an oncoming train.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
As fake dating logic dictates, proximity (and, blessedly, only one bed) leads to very real feelings.
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Erin La Rosa,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
But even amid some start-up hubbub, the setting was blessedly serene, despite its proximity to the buzzy Brera district and tourist-heavy Teatro alla Scala and Duomo areas.
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Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2026
My parents, whose reaction to my transition has been blessedly undramatic and kind, have expressed some guilt around this.
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Benny Peterson,
Vogue,
4 May 2026
At Vato, in Park Slope—which, blessedly, opens at seven in the morning—the tortillas are thin and rich, with chewy interiors and a flaky, blistered outside from the heat of the flattop.
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Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
In the show’s second season, Sylvia’s burgeoning event-planning business put her on a collision course with her platonic bestie’s bad-idea wedding, leaving her plenty of space to stumble and spin out within the show’s blessedly joke-heavy sensibility.
—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Each fixture and floor is made with natural, upcycled materials, and blessedly, these homes are naturally cool even in the summer.
—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
The film’s memorable bike chase and bathtub are blessedly intact, as is the iconic sequence of Michael and the vamps leaping from a bridge to avoid an oncoming train.
—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
As fake dating logic dictates, proximity (and, blessedly, only one bed) leads to very real feelings.
—
Erin La Rosa,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
But even amid some start-up hubbub, the setting was blessedly serene, despite its proximity to the buzzy Brera district and tourist-heavy Teatro alla Scala and Duomo areas.
—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2026
My parents, whose reaction to my transition has been blessedly undramatic and kind, have expressed some guilt around this.
—
Benny Peterson,
Vogue,
4 May 2026
At Vato, in Park Slope—which, blessedly, opens at seven in the morning—the tortillas are thin and rich, with chewy interiors and a flaky, blistered outside from the heat of the flattop.
—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessedly
Adverb
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This was a main reason for the 32-game work stoppage in 1990, when fortunately no games were missed but spring training started late.
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That’s been an ongoing problem that is fortunately starting to go away.
Adverb
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The World Cup is here, which is great news for fans (and my social media feeds, thankfully), but as with any major event, joy and camaraderie are only one side of the coin.
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The trailers presented 'Disclosure Day' as quite a dour, self-serious affair, but thankfully, that's not the case.
Adverb
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Crowe plays Manco Kapak, a nightclub owner from Albania who tells us, in an opening voiceover, that he has been happily settled in the United States for many years.
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My enthusiasm only increased when a three-part Christmas special was announced that same morning, which Tranter happily shared details about.
Adverb
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And luckily, there are plenty of deals to shop during this sale.
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There’s a lot of repairing and resolution that needs to happen in this final episode, but luckily things start strong with Liz and Jo-Ellen pulling each other aside to talk things through on the beach.
Adverb
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The key is to state these things helpfully and not as a rebuke.
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With tomatoes, one of our most seminal ingredients, coming into season, the authors have helpfully shared one of the recipes from the book.
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“Blessedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessedly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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