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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One suspects history will remember Dial of Destiny more fondly than audiences in 2023 were willing to admit.
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Even despite the challenges playing Lex Luthor brought to his career, Eisenberg still looks back fondly on his time in the franchise.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
Even despite the challenges playing Lex Luthor brought to his career, Eisenberg still looks back fondly on his time in the franchise.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2024
Reacting to this week’s news on social media, friends waxed nostalgic about shopping or working at Sam Goody (fondly in the former case, not always so fondly in the latter).
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Musk denied a romantic relationship last September after a photo of them looking fondly at each other went viral.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Fondly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fondly. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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