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Recent Examples of blithely
Only when Will was blithely playing himself to death did his father’s anger emerge.
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Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
The push for super intelligence sits rather blithely next to the beliefs of those tech masters of the universe trying to max out their looks and lifestyle for eternal life.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
However, rather than blithely dismiss the consequences of legalization with eye-rolling contempt for the puritans, supporters should confront the adverse societal effects of cannabis — the pervasive urban stench, the traffic deaths and the pernicious effects on youth.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The Democrat had joked about shooting the Republican leader of the state House and blithely spoken of watching his children die in their mother’s arms.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Jump to months later, Grace is a new mother crawling animalistically through the tall grass with a butcher knife in hand, blithely leaving it beside the unattended baby on the porch.
—Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2025
Next came a disastrous interview with CBS’s Katie Couric in which Palin seemed to reveal herself to be uninformed and blithely incurious about most things unrelated to Alaska.
—Time, 3 Nov. 2025
His business associates view him as both blithely charming and, in a word, obsessed.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Jesse jokes, blithely unaware, before shooting out of bed after locking eyes with the chimp.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
The push for super intelligence sits rather blithely next to the beliefs of those tech masters of the universe trying to max out their looks and lifestyle for eternal life.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
However, rather than blithely dismiss the consequences of legalization with eye-rolling contempt for the puritans, supporters should confront the adverse societal effects of cannabis — the pervasive urban stench, the traffic deaths and the pernicious effects on youth.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The Democrat had joked about shooting the Republican leader of the state House and blithely spoken of watching his children die in their mother’s arms.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Jump to months later, Grace is a new mother crawling animalistically through the tall grass with a butcher knife in hand, blithely leaving it beside the unattended baby on the porch.
—Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2025
Next came a disastrous interview with CBS’s Katie Couric in which Palin seemed to reveal herself to be uninformed and blithely incurious about most things unrelated to Alaska.
—Time, 3 Nov. 2025
His business associates view him as both blithely charming and, in a word, obsessed.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Jesse jokes, blithely unaware, before shooting out of bed after locking eyes with the chimp.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blithely
Adverb
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Not exactly a breezily escapist tale of party-girl antics, this is more of a dystopian novel about the inevitable tech-apocalypse, told through the story of a family on vacation from Brooklyn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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The comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang breezily observed on a podcast last month that donating to Crockett is a waste of money.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Kipnis describes her own mother laughingly recalling a college professor chasing her around a desk and trying to kiss her.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The stories of people who ate joyfully and in a very inspired way kind of spoke to me the most.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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Her writing process unfolded slowly but joyfully.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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What follows is pure dance, a joyously propulsive, non-stop sequence of duets, trios, ensemble dances.—
Jennifer Homans,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Continuously, some view it more joyously while others see it as a sad event.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The idea of replacing caddies with animals, lightheartedly suggested by moderator Eben Novy-Williams?—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Paltzik did not confirm the authenticity of the message but still suggested they were made lightheartedly.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Nikola Jokic will gladly leave any speculation about the Nuggets’ championship capability to the media.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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ARMs may have gotten a bit of a bad rap during the subprime crisis, when mortgage lenders were offering – and borrowers gladly taking – all kinds of exotic loan products.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But for all its twists and turns, Boston and her cast, writers, and directors never let up on the promise of the show’s title and the skin-crawling sensations the pilot’s opening scenes (of Rachel and Nicky’s wedding and its insane, bloody aftermath) giddily pile on.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2026
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Gooding yells giddily, triumphantly jumping and fist-pumping the air.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Yet despite that apparent simplification, the trenches themselves were in line with Lee’s exuberantly experimental creative urges; playful, ingenious, complex, and witty.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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For his part, and most fittingly, Valentino creative director Michele will be planting the exuberantly luxe Valentino standard yet again in Paris, January 26-29, at Valentino’s beloved Haute Couture fashion week.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Blithely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blithely. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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