peacefully

adverb

Definition of peacefullynext
as in calmly

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Recent Examples of peacefully Robinson had agreed to surrender as long as it was done peacefully. — ABC News, 5 July 2026 No cause was stated, but Alper noted that Clayton-Thomas died peacefully. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 June 2026 Apparently this campaign died out and for a time the politicians in West Florida slept peacefully. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2026 Though anti-immigrant groups pledged to protest peacefully at the end of the month, March and March’s recent demonstrations have sparked violent – even deadly – attacks against foreigners. — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026 As many as 17 million people up and down the country marched peacefully to demand the removal of the Shah and the return of Ayatollah Khomeini. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 29 June 2026 In the Cold War, the idea of the flinty citizen soldier, peacefully tending his field but ready to pick up a weapon at a moment’s notice, was invoked in the struggle against the Soviet Union. — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026 Philadelphia's celebration 50 years ago was marked by a massive street protest, 40,000 people marching peacefully against war and poverty. — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 2 July 2026 Most recently, in May, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the Russian Federation must compensate Crimean Tatars who have been arrested and prosecuted for peacefully protesting against Russia. — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peacefully
  1. calmly
  2. serenely
  3. placidly
  4. coolly
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  • Ryan Mendes passed a ball through an Argentine defender’s legs on the right side of the Argentinian box to Deroy Duarte, who calmly took a touch and then slammed a shot through another defender’s legs and then slid it past Martínez into the net.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Kessler catches an empty side screen involving Anfernee Simons and calmly plays in drop, backpedals smoothly, slides laterally for a stride, opens his hips and tricks Simons to shoot before swatting it away with his left hand.
    — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of calmly
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  • Ahead, Toyota team principal Kobayashi ran serenely to the finish in the No 7, even with Frijns’ pass on Buemi increasing the pressure.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • After 50 minutes of self-satisfaction, the hero fades serenely into a sunset that Dudamel made miraculously mystical.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Definition of serenely
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  • The waters of a continent – west from the Rockies and east from the Appalachians – pour into it, sometimes violently, sometimes placidly.
    — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026
  • Nature is no big deal in Cristian Mungiu‘s superb new drama of systemic order and individual disarray, which takes in the sprawling waters and monochrome mountainscapes of the region with a placidly appreciative eye.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
Definition of placidly
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  • The midfielder who plays professionally at nearby Los Angeles FC coolly chested it down and blasted it off the bounce into the bottom corner of Ronwen Williams’ net before sprinting away to celebrate with Canada’s bench in the second minute of second-half stoppage time.
    — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Ousmane Dembele — France/Paris Saint-Germain (+8) Finally scored his first career goal at a major tournament for France against Iraq, and also pounced upon a terrible defensive mix-up to coolly give Mbappe a tap-in.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of coolly

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