thankfully
adverb
thank·ful·ly
ˈthaŋk-f(ə-)lē 
1
: in a thankful manner
spoke thankfully
2
: as makes one thankful
graceless stadiums … thankfully going out of fashion—
R. G. Echevarriá
R. G. Echevarriáthankfully, those opinions are advanced with graceful prose—Ken Auletta
Ken AulettaExamples of thankfully in a Sentence
The instructions were thankfully simple.
I always receive your calls thankfully.
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Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
But thankfully, there isn't about to be some attempt to put each other out of business.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Returning The Traitors Season 3 (Peacock) Jan. 9 The most gripping reality TV series out there, The Traitors is thankfully returning very early on in 2025.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Both Haines and Goldberg, thankfully, appeared to come out of their accident unscathed.
—EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Thankfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thankfully. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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