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gratefully

ADVERB
appreciatively
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
rudely thanklessly unappreciatively ungratefully


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What strategies do you suggest for someone who is slowly and gratefully heading toward retirement?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

This last in a series on July Fourth themes is about a small sweetness that was gratefully received.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Reynie thanked him gratefully, noticing as he did so that a number of parents were casting grumpy looks at the man, apparently disliking the notion of being friendly to competitors.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart


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