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Recent Examples of mercifully
In front of loud crowds in small gyms, the madness is already spreading – and the soul of college basketball is wonderfully, mercifully, alive.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
State mercifully ended the Canes season at 7-24, one of the worst in the 63-year history of the men’s program.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
She is then mercifully sunk into a regulation swimming pool by a cadre of dancers.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Things were mercifully wrapped up before 11 p.m. EST.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
State mercifully ended the Canes season at 7-24, one of the worst in the 63-year history of the men’s program.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
She is then mercifully sunk into a regulation swimming pool by a cadre of dancers.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Things were mercifully wrapped up before 11 p.m. EST.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Mercifully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercifully. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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