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merry

[mer-ee] / ˈmɛr i /


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Sign Off: Now go forth and be merry!

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Those merry wives aren’t actually all that merry about the state of their marriages.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Don’t conflate Fama and his merry band of economists at the business school with the Chicago School of Economics, practitioners in the university’s economics department led by another Nobel laureate, Milton Friedman.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

Chesterton nailed it when he said “the great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad, for all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

A merry little surge of electricity piped by automatic alarm from the mood organ beside his bed awakened Rick Deckard.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Basically, the more stocks that are participating in the rally, the merrier.

From MarketWatch Aug. 9, 2026

There was no merrier illustration of the varieties of human experience than this runaway French hit, which was, like “Don Quixote,” translated into English by Smollett in 1748.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

The more the merrier is especially true during the holiday season.

From Barron's Dec. 15, 2025

"If you're selling tickets for a living, the more the merrier."

From BBC Mar. 23, 2025

‘It is largely on account of Balin that I have come to ask the advice of those that dwell in Rivendell. But tonight let us speak of merrier things!’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

It’s the merriest time of the year — and arguably when the resort is at its glistening, glowing best with seasonal food offerings, holiday ride makeovers and unique live entertainment options.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2025

Actually, the orchestra men, kept like circus animals in a tent apart from the rest of us, were the merriest people at Tamiment.

From New York Times Aug. 9, 2022

While each piece features rotating focal points, they all tie together with a beautiful gold scroll border, working to create the merriest tablescape of all.

From Seattle Times Nov. 17, 2021

It was here and now it is gone, the merriest, brightest, and most thankful Christmas the world has ever known.

From Slate Dec. 21, 2020

Since I’d been helping out stitching the detectives’ costumes, I’d become friendly with a few of the agents, and Mr. Webster was the merriest.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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