as in fortunately
by good fortune or luck
Luckily, none of our dishes broke during the move.
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Recent Examples of luckily
Frampton’s area remained luckily untouched both times.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
In any case, luckily for Victoria this is a lot less likely to happen now that Gaitok has retrieved the handgun from the Ratcliff suite, after a long and almost fruitless search.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
There’s only one Tree Hill, but luckily for fans, Sophia Bush and pals are giving the show a second life.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
But then on the album, luckily, all of the secrets are logged [on Instagram].
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
In any case, luckily for Victoria this is a lot less likely to happen now that Gaitok has retrieved the handgun from the Ratcliff suite, after a long and almost fruitless search.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
There’s only one Tree Hill, but luckily for fans, Sophia Bush and pals are giving the show a second life.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
But then on the album, luckily, all of the secrets are logged [on Instagram].
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luckily
Adverb
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But fortunately, times have changed and our options are so much better.—
Paige Porter Fischer,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Apr. 2025
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The diagnosis fortunately led Hess and her husband to a physician who specialized in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, and to a hospital with a suitable NICU.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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In Iceland thankfully [the prison system] is a hundred times better than in the U.S., where people lose the right to vote for instance.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Still like the defending champs, but this series just got good -- thankfully, relative to the Heat’s nightmare-in-progress.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Luckily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luckily. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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