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gratefully

ADVERB
appreciatively
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
rudely thanklessly unappreciatively ungratefully


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Instead, Spurs grasped gratefully at the helping hand offered by Mateta's recklessness to end up convincing winners.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The moments are rare—and therefore gratefully encountered—when John and Adelaide are permitted to take pleasure in the “pure joy” of their playing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

But, gratefully, when we get together to write Valerie Cherish and her world again, it’s somehow more exciting than daunting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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

Don’t tell your mother, and then they’d get to finally, gratefully answer, Thank you so much.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti


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