CHEERILY Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

cheerily

adverb

Definition of cheerily

as in cheerfully

in a cheerful or happy manner waving cheerily as they drove off

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Recent Examples of cheerily In 2016, Brexiteers imagined that other European countries would follow their example and cheerily recover absolute sovereignty as liberated nation-states. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Ashley Graham, co-founder of Lucci Lambrusco, cheerily celebrates the brand at Pizzeria Portofino in Chicago on July 15. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 If the cheerily rhyming title about murder doesn’t quite do it for you, just Google what the posters look like. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 Dina Powell McCormick weaves through the crowd, cheerily hugging people and introducing strangers to one another. — Ellie Austin, Fortune, 27 May 2026 Shortly after the Bears revealed their consideration of Hammond, Pritzker suddenly began talking cheerily about possible state infrastructure support for an Arlington Heights stadium. — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026 But a reporter working on a story like mine would never request or permit an escort—after all, how can someone talk freely about a subject while being observed, however cheerily, by the government? — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025 No, no, and no, the young scouts report, cheerily reassuring their potential customers. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2025

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Wagoner eventually recovers and the two cheerfully finish the song to applause.

— Stephanie Vander Wel, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
At the top end, suites are spacious and cheerfully appointed, with smartly outfitted living rooms, double sinks in the bathrooms, robes, and patterned ceramics.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheerfully

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Spending more time crafting weak-salsa anti-Latino jokes than improving the lives of Latinos — that’s the racist swamp the president and his team happily fester in.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Leaving him was necessary, and the woman is now happily remarried.

— David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

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