as in cheerfully
in a cheerful or happy manner
our coworker merrily announced that it was her birthday, so we felt obligated to treat her to lunch
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happily
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While Sandler's Happy Gilmore may be happily in love with Virginia, the actor has had a real-life love story of his own for over 20 years with his wife, Jackie Sandler.—
Adam England,
People.com,
25 July 2025 -
Winona Ryder is happily settled now with boyfriend Scott Mackinlay Hahn, but the actress had a couple of movie star crushes while making her way in the industry.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
25 July 2025
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“Merrily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merrily. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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