as in fortunately
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Recent Examples of thankfully
Later that day, Ellie gets ready for the barn dance by using her pocket knife — sanitized with alcohol first, thankfully — to slice up the bite on her stomach.
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The options are thankfully a bit more contained there: peanut butter cream pie, cheesecake, key lime pie, or a pretzel brownie topped with ice cream.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made therein that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
But thankfully, one of Netflix's most heartwarming shows, Love on the Spectrum is back for season 3 — which was released on April 2 — and the fan-favorite couple are still going strong.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The options are thankfully a bit more contained there: peanut butter cream pie, cheesecake, key lime pie, or a pretzel brownie topped with ice cream.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made therein that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
But thankfully, one of Netflix's most heartwarming shows, Love on the Spectrum is back for season 3 — which was released on April 2 — and the fan-favorite couple are still going strong.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thankfully
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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But luckily, the gut-healthy practice of snuggling up with your pup is easy to incorporate.—
Ava Erickson,
Outside Online,
29 Apr. 2025
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Striking that right balance between dressy and dressed down is certainly an art—but luckily there’s a handful of celebrities who’ve recently nailed the look.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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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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“Thankfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thankfully. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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