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merry

[mer-ee] / ˈmɛr i /


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"I do my best, but I can't slow down this merry go round."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

And if you had that kind of a mother — or better, if you are that kind of a mother — the merry derangement O’Hara brought to her performances was soul-satisfying.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

“I am as merry as a schoolboy,” he crows, suddenly young again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Nonetheless if the market doesn’t make strides over the remainder of the holiday season, investors won’t be feeling very merry.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

He was Hermes’ son; a noisy, merry god, the Homeric Hymn in his honor calls him; but he was part animal too, with a goat’s horns, and goat’s hoofs instead of feet.

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




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