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as in cheerfully
in a cheerful or happy manner
the parishioners laughed heartily at the pastor's good-natured quips
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as in fully
to a full extent or degree
I am heartily tired of this spring-cleaning
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Recent Examples of heartily
Costumes are heartily encouraged because the fun concludes with a costume parade.
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Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Sleep Week Our testers have done their research—ahem, sleeping—and heartily stand behind these nine picks
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October 23, 2024
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Lindsay Boyers, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
While some country die-hards didn’t heartily welcome her stepping across the aisle, Cowboy Carter garnered praise like Renaissance and Lemonade before it.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Those two options — one a masterful cinematic epic from a veteran filmmaker and the other a crackling good mystery series on PBS — each make for great viewing and are heartily recommended.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
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Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Sleep Week Our testers have done their research—ahem, sleeping—and heartily stand behind these nine picks
By Lindsay Boyers
October 23, 2024
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Lindsay Boyers, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
While some country die-hards didn’t heartily welcome her stepping across the aisle, Cowboy Carter garnered praise like Renaissance and Lemonade before it.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Those two options — one a masterful cinematic epic from a veteran filmmaker and the other a crackling good mystery series on PBS — each make for great viewing and are heartily recommended.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
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Only about 20% of those people were incarcerated, and the majority had fully completed their sentences.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Because the tax credits are defined by law, Congress would have to act to fully remove them, and the auto industry is already lobbying to try to defend them.Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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Somewhere out there is a travel buddy who’ll happily test camera angles with you.Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
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Fans of the crime genre will be wholly and happily immersed in these classic thrillers.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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In four of the last five presidential elections (and five of the past seven), the electorate has not only turned out the party in power but exchanged the sitting president for someone almost totally opposite from his predecessor.Bruce J. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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Katie Holmes once again proved that bag ladies are totally stylish.Clara McMahon, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Every team in the league is going to aggressively pursue the young flamethrower, so acquiring him may be quite tough.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Now, my view is quite different literally, physically, mentally, and emotionally.Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The challenge was to queue up the replay perfectly.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
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Following The Eras Tour launch, Swift immediately shot to No. 1 on Pollstar's Artist Power Index chart, ending 2023 as Time magazine’s perfectly obvious choice for Person of the Year.Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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These elaborate gingerbread houses, many life-sized, are extraordinary creations, a true fusion of pastry, art, carpentry, and architecture, all under the supervision of the resident pastry chef.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Prior to the case confirmed in the Louisiana patient, cases had been mild and patients had all recovered after receiving antiviral medication, according to the CDC and state health officials.Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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But they were thoroughly dominated Sunday afternoon.Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Notice that all these recipes—the Veronese, the Venetian, the Mantuan, and so forth—are thoroughly grounded in the what and the where.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Prior to this past summer, its host was an utterly anonymous Gen Z woman named Haliey Welch, a factory worker from Belfast, Tennessee.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Republicans insinuated that EcoHealth played a role in inventing the COVID virus, which is utterly preposterous.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Heartily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartily. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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