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Recent Examples of serenely
Ahead, Toyota team principal Kobayashi ran serenely to the finish in the No 7, even with Frijns’ pass on Buemi increasing the pressure.
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Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
After 50 minutes of self-satisfaction, the hero fades serenely into a sunset that Dudamel made miraculously mystical.
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Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Perhaps, but Alonso’s attentive gaze reworks the meaning of excitement such that a banal exchange with the nearby farmhand, and a drive into the nearby village, provide minor thrills — that is, if you’re properly settled onto Alonso’s serenely sluggish wavelength.
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Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
16 May 2026
One of the spaces is serenely accented in all white and features rounded paneling that can open or close depending on the client’s preference for privacy.
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Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2026
Head to Rin-Tei, a tiny and serenely spare spot at the intersection of Crystal Springs Road and El Camino in San Mateo that oozes zen.
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Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
For nearly four decades, the foundation operated serenely.
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Alice Gregory,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
Only chief technology officer John Tornow, who pressed Send from mission control, was serenely confident.
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Graydon Carter,
Air Mail,
1 Nov. 2025
And Robbie, so serenely, perfectly beautiful, is playing a character teeming with self-loathing.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
After 50 minutes of self-satisfaction, the hero fades serenely into a sunset that Dudamel made miraculously mystical.
—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Perhaps, but Alonso’s attentive gaze reworks the meaning of excitement such that a banal exchange with the nearby farmhand, and a drive into the nearby village, provide minor thrills — that is, if you’re properly settled onto Alonso’s serenely sluggish wavelength.
—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
16 May 2026
One of the spaces is serenely accented in all white and features rounded paneling that can open or close depending on the client’s preference for privacy.
—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2026
Head to Rin-Tei, a tiny and serenely spare spot at the intersection of Crystal Springs Road and El Camino in San Mateo that oozes zen.
—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
For nearly four decades, the foundation operated serenely.
—
Alice Gregory,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
Only chief technology officer John Tornow, who pressed Send from mission control, was serenely confident.
—
Graydon Carter,
Air Mail,
1 Nov. 2025
And Robbie, so serenely, perfectly beautiful, is playing a character teeming with self-loathing.
—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serenely
Adverb
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Ryan Mendes passed a ball through an Argentine defender’s legs on the right side of the Argentinian box to Deroy Duarte, who calmly took a touch and then slammed a shot through another defender’s legs and then slid it past Martínez into the net.
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Kessler catches an empty side screen involving Anfernee Simons and calmly plays in drop, backpedals smoothly, slides laterally for a stride, opens his hips and tricks Simons to shoot before swatting it away with his left hand.
Adverb
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Robinson had agreed to surrender as long as it was done peacefully.
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Philadelphia's celebration 50 years ago was marked by a massive street protest, 40,000 people marching peacefully against war and poverty.
Adverb
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The waters of a continent – west from the Rockies and east from the Appalachians – pour into it, sometimes violently, sometimes placidly.
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Nature is no big deal in Cristian Mungiu‘s superb new drama of systemic order and individual disarray, which takes in the sprawling waters and monochrome mountainscapes of the region with a placidly appreciative eye.
Adverb
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The midfielder who plays professionally at nearby Los Angeles FC coolly chested it down and blasted it off the bounce into the bottom corner of Ronwen Williams’ net before sprinting away to celebrate with Canada’s bench in the second minute of second-half stoppage time.
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Ousmane Dembele — France/Paris Saint-Germain (+8) Finally scored his first career goal at a major tournament for France against Iraq, and also pounced upon a terrible defensive mix-up to coolly give Mbappe a tap-in.
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“Serenely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serenely. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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