as in fortunately
by good fortune or luck
Luckily, none of our dishes broke during the move.
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Recent Examples of luckily
Striking that right balance between dressy and dressed down is certainly an art—but luckily there’s a handful of celebrities who’ve recently nailed the look.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Your employer must offer a Roth 401(k) option; luckily, most larger employers do.
—David Rae, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Her moves were often devoid of logic or sense, but luckily for her, The Traitors is a game of chance more than anything — so making poor moves didn’t hinder her.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
And, luckily, there are a myriad of ways to watch the show live.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Your employer must offer a Roth 401(k) option; luckily, most larger employers do.
—David Rae, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Her moves were often devoid of logic or sense, but luckily for her, The Traitors is a game of chance more than anything — so making poor moves didn’t hinder her.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
And, luckily, there are a myriad of ways to watch the show live.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luckily
Adverb
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But fortunately, times have changed and our options are so much better.—
Paige Porter Fischer,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Apr. 2025
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The diagnosis fortunately led Hess and her husband to a physician who specialized in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, and to a hospital with a suitable NICU.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Memorial Day weekend, thankfully, is a gigantic exception.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
21 May 2025
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John’s piano and vocals, thankfully, were front and center, and did not suffer from uneven mixing.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
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“Luckily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luckily. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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