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gratefully

ADVERB
appreciatively
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
rudely thanklessly unappreciatively ungratefully


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But, gratefully, when we get together to write Valerie Cherish and her world again, it’s somehow more exciting than daunting.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Additional support for science analysis from the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica in Italy; and the Centre National d'Études Spatiales in France is gratefully acknowledged.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

"I think I understand more about why that wasn't done -- obviously gratefully -- but that is an area where my intuitions were just off."

From Barron's May 27, 2026

And if your spouse needs cancer treatment in another city, you might want to relax your boundaries and accept a gift of financial help gratefully.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

The boy took the coconut and scarfed it down gratefully.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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