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gleefully

[glee-fuhl-ee] / ˈgli fəl i /




ADVERB
merrily
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Carlin would not be at all surprised that our children’s generation faces corporate heads gleefully replacing human workers with AI.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

Summerween in “Gravity Falls” was more or less the same as regular Halloween — “a night to celebrate pure evil,” as Grunkle Stan puts it gleefully — with trick-or-treating, carved jack-o-watermelons, and a Summerween superstore.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

Fast facts: John Early, known for his role in the TV series “Search Party,” is the writer, director and star of this gleefully bizarre comedy that takes itself very seriously.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

Not every crowd will gleefully applaud and cheer a known notorious villain.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

Ishmael threaded past without stopping and swiveled, skidding—a little gleefully, his stomach leaping—onto Center Valley Road.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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