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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

And if your spouse needs cancer treatment in another city, you might want to relax your boundaries and accept a gift of financial help gratefully.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Telemachus accepted gratefully and leaving Mentor in charge of the ship he started the next day for Menelaus’ palace with Nestor’s son.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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