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merrily

adverb as in joyfully

Weak match

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Jonathan Groff, fresh from his Tony-winning turn in “Merrily We Roll Along,” breathed new life into the nigh-exhausted pop bio-musical genre.

The hivemind refuses to hurt or kill any living being, states its preference for vegetarianism and merrily labors to care for the few who aren’t like them.

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“Certainly—whee!” she cried merrily, as Simon effortlessly scooped up her pregnant bulk and carried her over the puddle as if she weighed no more than a feather.

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At the moment, Cassiopeia and her brothers were merrily swashbuckling ’round the nursery, slashing at imaginary foes.

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It was the spooky Madame herself, cackling merrily in the doorway to her shed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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