as in fortunately
by good fortune or luck
Luckily, none of our dishes broke during the move.
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Other National Park options If the idea of traveling to Yosemite only to be met with record-breaking crowds doesn't sound like an enjoyable way to spend the summer, luckily, California has plenty of other places worth experiencing this year.
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Noe Padilla, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Butler said that the kangaroo was luckily unharmed in the incident and safely returned to its home.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
The press was enthusiastic, and luckily the books managed to find an audience almost immediately.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
The children scrambled for safety, and luckily, no one was hurt.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Noe Padilla, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Butler said that the kangaroo was luckily unharmed in the incident and safely returned to its home.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
The press was enthusiastic, and luckily the books managed to find an audience almost immediately.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
The children scrambled for safety, and luckily, no one was hurt.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luckily
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Paying for an education can be daunting, but fortunately, ScholarShare 529 has helped families rise to the challenge of affording higher education for more than 25 years.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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Cherries belong to the Prunus genus—fortunately, anything in this genus is relatively easy to grow from seed, according to Jacob Mentlik, a fruit tree expert at Fedco Seeds.—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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Herry gives us full scenes of Garance performing and voice-acting with joy, and thankfully doesn’t time-stamp the escalating events of her life in rigid chapters.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Since then, my wrestling career, thankfully, kept growing, growing, growing and growing until now wrestling for the NWA.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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“Luckily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luckily. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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