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gratefully

ADVERB
appreciatively
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
rudely thanklessly unappreciatively ungratefully


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And even if your gesture doesn’t have a big financial impact on each customer, I’m sure the small act of kindness would be gratefully received by each customer you comp on that day.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Additional support for science analysis from the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica in Italy; and the Centre National d'Études Spatiales in France is gratefully acknowledged.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

The work done by volunteers has been gratefully received, and built on, by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which has now issued the largest update to its records since World War Two.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

This last in a series on July Fourth themes is about a small sweetness that was gratefully received.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

One evening when I had gratefully accepted a cup of coffee, my wall-eyed friend sat me down for a lecture.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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