as in cheerfully
in a cheerful or happy manner
waving cheerily as they drove off
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Recent Examples of cheerily
Then the doctors would bustle out to see their more appealing patients—the cheerily pregnant ones, whose deliveries constituted the bulk of their income and whose babies would be added to the collage of photos decorating their office walls.
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Melanie Thernstrom,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Dina Powell McCormick weaves through the crowd, cheerily hugging people and introducing strangers to one another.
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Ellie Austin,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
Katie Holmes cheerily takes a phone call while on a walk in New York City on April 15.
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
Shortly after the Bears revealed their consideration of Hammond, Pritzker suddenly began talking cheerily about possible state infrastructure support for an Arlington Heights stadium.
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David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
But a reporter working on a story like mine would never request or permit an escort—after all, how can someone talk freely about a subject while being observed, however cheerily, by the government?
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Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
10 Aug. 2025
No, no, and no, the young scouts report, cheerily reassuring their potential customers.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Aug. 2025
Melanie Thernstrom,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Dina Powell McCormick weaves through the crowd, cheerily hugging people and introducing strangers to one another.
—
Ellie Austin,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
Katie Holmes cheerily takes a phone call while on a walk in New York City on April 15.
—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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
But a reporter working on a story like mine would never request or permit an escort—after all, how can someone talk freely about a subject while being observed, however cheerily, by the government?
—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
10 Aug. 2025
No, no, and no, the young scouts report, cheerily reassuring their potential customers.
—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheerily
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My second appointment is with Dr Mohit Mangla, the allopathic consultant, who explains cheerfully that Tulåh prioritizes Ayurveda, albeit viewed through the lens of modern medicine.
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Most of them answered the phone cheerfully.
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One of their favorites is driving to one of Oregon’s scenic viewpoints, Pilot Butte, to watch the sunset, where Middaugh often brings her professional camera, while Ward happily snaps photos on his iPhone.
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Youngsters romped through the crowd, happily indulging in eggthrowing or dunking-machine antics or trying to climb to the pinnacle of a greased pole, where a $20 bill waited.
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“Cheerily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheerily. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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