fondly
adverb
fond·ly
ˈfän-(d)lē 
1
archaic
: in a foolish manner : foolishly
2
: in a fond manner : affectionately
spoke of her fondly
3
: in a willingly credulous manner
it would stun, I fondly hoped, the reader—
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She remembers their time together fondly.
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After all, nobody remembers the hollow chocolate bunnies fondly.
—Mike Kuczkowski, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Moore fondly remembers her days at Prairie-Hill playing with Damon.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Kat Dennings is fondly remembering the late Bob Saget, who portrayed her TV dad in The WB sitcom Raising Dad.
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White fondly remembers perusing the shops on Lake Avenue as a young girl and getting candy from Webster’s Community Pharmacy, which miraculously survived the Eaton Fire.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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Mike Kuczkowski, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Moore fondly remembers her days at Prairie-Hill playing with Damon.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Kat Dennings is fondly remembering the late Bob Saget, who portrayed her TV dad in The WB sitcom Raising Dad.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Jan. 2025
White fondly remembers perusing the shops on Lake Avenue as a young girl and getting candy from Webster’s Community Pharmacy, which miraculously survived the Eaton Fire.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Fondly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fondly. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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