mercifully

adverb

Definition of mercifullynext
as in sympathetically

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Recent Examples of mercifully The 49ers’ preseason is mercifully over after the vast majority of players expected to contribute Week 1 sat out Thursday’s exhibition finale against the Las Vegas Raiders. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 As they’ve mercifully been decreased from six to four to three over the last 50 years, so have the prime directives. — Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 Netflix has released the final season of Outer Banks, with season 5 mercifully not split in half and stretched over two months. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Wilson showed, with rigorous calculations, why the smaller scales bleed through to our level in mercifully few ways. — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mercifully
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mercifully
  1. sympathetically
  2. charitably
  3. graciously
  4. compassionately
  5. humanely
  6. tolerantly
  7. lovingly
  8. benevolently
Adverb
  • Her excellent debut, 2007’s Free Food for Millionaires, features upwardly mobile Korean Americans whose desire for security Lee portrayed both sympathetically and critically.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • After leaving the stand, Susan nodded sympathetically to Lindsay.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of sympathetically
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  • Thanks to the puzzle editors for charitably providing the answer’s letters in the clue, or this one may have stumped me.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Duplan was, charitably, a poor leader.
    — Theo Baker, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of charitably
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  • The development slate is incredibly impressive, and Jane has graciously offered to help with the transition.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Rooms Like the resort as a whole, all the 124 accommodations—81 suites and 43 villas—are graciously grand, with the smallest suites stretching over nearly 1,000 square feet.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of graciously
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  • Psychiatry is the work of building the airplane while flying it carefully, collaboratively, and compassionately, as conditions may change midair.
    — Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
  • When delivered compassionately, a no communicates and models a strong sense of judgment as an executive.
    — Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of compassionately
Adverb
  • In their letter, the bishops attempted to balance human dignity and a right for governments to humanely protect borders.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Also, wildlife and nuisance-animal trappers can be hired to humanely trap and relocate the felines.
    — Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of humanely
Adverb
  • Maggie also smiles tolerantly when Hank keeps his hand on her knee for a few beats too many, or leans in close during chats.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Definition of tolerantly
Adverb
  • Good Time is lovingly faithful to the country-buffet genre, down to the industrial carpeting.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Although the hockey mask never appears, Kane lovingly re-creates exact scenes from the original movie to offer flashes of eye candy to Jason fanatics.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of lovingly
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  • To be a builder is to be high agency, to contribute benevolently to society, to be the man in the arena.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • Vance Joseph tried outfitting himself in a modest tone, even if his unit hasn’t exactly acted benevolently toward its training camp counterpart.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of benevolently

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“Mercifully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercifully. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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