1
as in cheerfully
in a cheerful or happy manner
happily accepted the invitation to dinner
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as in properly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
one of those rare occasions on which business and pleasure happily mixed
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That gap, combined with the secrecy surrounding how much gold the U.S. actually has, has created an informational vacuum that conspiracy theories happily fill.
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Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Most bear species will happily feast on meat, fish, and berries, while pandas tend to stick to bamboo.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Moore plays a young real-estate agent, Diana, who’s happily married to Woody Harrelson’s bespectacled architect, until the couple fall on hard times.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
The video uses Drake launching the DeRozan jersey, but is edited to a Kings fan happily catching it.
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Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Most bear species will happily feast on meat, fish, and berries, while pandas tend to stick to bamboo.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Moore plays a young real-estate agent, Diana, who’s happily married to Woody Harrelson’s bespectacled architect, until the couple fall on hard times.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
The video uses Drake launching the DeRozan jersey, but is edited to a Kings fan happily catching it.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Happily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happily. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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