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hunky-dory

adjective as in cool

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adverb as in all right

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Although most members speaking on the record said that everything was hunky-dory, they admitted privately that they were worried how the race might develop — and what strains it could put on the delegation.

"Not everything is going to be going hunky-dory for you. Finding a way to win is something we've got better at."

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“OK, it’s associated with a specific tumor type, but does that just mean that it’s living hunky-dory with the tumor, or is it actually causing the tumor to get bigger and progress?”

Only a handful of years ago - and today isn’t so hunky-dory, either, Eichner cautions - coming out for gay performers meant sacrificing their career.

Only a handful of years ago — and today isn’t so hunky-dory, either, Eichner cautions — coming out for gay performers meant sacrificing their career.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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