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merrily

[mer-uh-lee] / ˈmɛr ə li /
ADVERB
joyfully
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Through Valerie, Kudrow slyly performs our terminal habit of downgrading devastating developments to champagne problems, merrily chirping her character’s catchphrase, “How’s that?”

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026

“Did you at least prepare him for the vortex of evil that is the Seton brand—I mean, family?” she snarks merrily.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

If the pace had stayed that breakneck, my fellow schlock-lovers and I would have merrily pounded our chests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026

Downstairs, away from the din of the four-to-the-floor beats, a different group of clubgoers take aim on the snooker tables and dart boards while others chat merrily over cut-price pints.

From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025

Fern nodded merrily like she was answering herself or singing.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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