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merrily

[mer-uh-lee] / ˈmɛr ə li /
ADVERB
joyfully
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One is being merrily constructed in the middle of a protected area; it was supposed to be finished in 2024, but true to Albanian form, it is still only half complete.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

“Did you at least prepare him for the vortex of evil that is the Seton brand—I mean, family?” she snarks merrily.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

One minute you're merrily drinking mulled wine, the next being asked why you're not happily married or whether you are planning children.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025

It’s also a reminder that the nuclear-age ’50s were the last great movie era to turn universal terror into merrily schizoid audience fare.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2024

It was burning merrily in a nest of unscythed dry grass.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck


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