as in fortunately
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Recent Examples of thankfully
Jimmy Garoppolo profited from exposure to 49ers’ system The Commanders, thankfully shorn of the oppressive incompetence of former owner Daniel Snyder, were remade in a year by G.M. Adam Peters and coach Dan Quinn.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Death, almost needless to say, is a distinct possibility, but thankfully your subscriber count carries over from each run.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
While technically true in rare cases, this is thankfully not the norm.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
But thankfully, there isn't about to be some attempt to put each other out of business.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Death, almost needless to say, is a distinct possibility, but thankfully your subscriber count carries over from each run.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
While technically true in rare cases, this is thankfully not the norm.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
But thankfully, there isn't about to be some attempt to put each other out of business.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for thankfully
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thankfully
Adverb
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Very few organizations are still at Level 1 (fortunately), but MDR customers can vary widely in their reactive and proactive capabilities.—
Manoj Srivastava,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Well, fortunately with two actors like Daniel and Mads, you’re totally involved with them.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Then, about a week after their trip, that same boat sank (luckily, with no one on board).—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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Domino's Pizza Sometimes Christmas Eve and Christmas day calls for an impromptu pizza order, and luckily, Domino's will keep many restaurants open to serve those who need it.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Adverb
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Layered in glass jars with custard and slices of fresh berries, these desserts should have kids and kid-minded adults happily scooping them up.—
John Metcalfe,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Back at Bar Mercer, Gutfeld happily riffs on a trio of TV anchors who are now without a network.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Thankfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thankfully. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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