1
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
This is not a musical where senior citizens walk on stage and croon heartily to advise the next generation.
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David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
After speaking by phone with representatives of the company, I was heartily impressed by the InnovAge mission and anxious to see their operation nearest to me, which turned out to be Sacramento.
—Sara Zeff Geber, Phd, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
As the audience laughed heartily at her sorority-girlish excitement, Glaser landed her punchline.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
The fans in attendance heartily obliged.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
After speaking by phone with representatives of the company, I was heartily impressed by the InnovAge mission and anxious to see their operation nearest to me, which turned out to be Sacramento.
—Sara Zeff Geber, Phd, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
As the audience laughed heartily at her sorority-girlish excitement, Glaser landed her punchline.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
The fans in attendance heartily obliged.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartily
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Keep your access fully charged for just $2.50 $1 per month for one year.—
Ben Dowsett,
Wired News,
21 Apr. 2025
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American Oversight originally filed its lawsuit over the use of Signal last month and secured an order requiring the Trump administration to preserve the messages; however, in the weeks since Judge James Boasberg issued his order, multiple Cabinet-levels have been unable to fully save the messages.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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In this case, the distributor happily broke its own rule.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
18 Apr. 2025
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Her real name is Madeline Kingston — a woman of means, still happily married, but harboring a secret vendetta.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
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Her face is often framed by tendrils or topped off with bangs; even when her hair is totally pulled off of her face, the vibes are soft.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
17 Apr. 2025
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Then, Brooker began thinking about tossing someone totally wrong into a James Bond film.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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When asked about it in his pre-match press conference, Silva, quite fairly, dismissed its relevance in strong terms.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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The hidden joke of their routines — what even a lot of the long-haired druggie types in the audience didn’t quite get — is that the counterculture was over.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Robinson’s brand of middle-class psycho surrealism works perfectly in bite-size sketch-comedy doses.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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The popular style is all about big and chunky belts, so this set of three woven ones fits the bill perfectly.—
Michelle Tchea,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2025
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Or, as Dries put it, was all about paying attention.—
Brett Braley,
Robb Report,
23 Apr. 2025
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If Ward, Sanders, and Dart are all off the board when the Steelers come up, the team could get desperate.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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As such, while some are believed to be hollow, many dinosaur bones haven’t been examined thoroughly enough to prove for sure that the cavities inside vertebrae are somehow connected to the lungs.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
19 Apr. 2025
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Studies suggest that candidates who thoroughly research a company before interviews are more likely to receive job offers.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Because many nursing sessions end with the baby fast asleep (and the parent utterly exhausted), these pillows have taken on double duty as a napping spot for babies.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
28 Apr. 2025
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Property tax levels in 1932 soared to 7 percent of GDP, an absolutely unconscionable number that is utterly inconsistent with maintaining a viable private economy.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Heartily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartily. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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