forgivingly
Americanadverb
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Fans fill the seats, cheer forgivingly for the players, and spend mightily on their memorabilia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
To me, the most poignant song is the opener “Glenfern,” which takes stock of Edwards’ past with a snapshot intimacy and a tone that is never regretful or overly nostalgic, but instead so forgivingly warm:
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2020
Each edition is centered on some forgivingly abstract theme; recent volumes have investigated the chromatic possibilities of “disguise,” “time” and “muse,” for example.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2018
But as the Wall Street Journal recently noted, capital could be “risk-weighted” so forgivingly that the actual cushion required might be considerably less than headline numbers suggest.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2016
"It's only fair to you," Scofield remarked, forgivingly, "to say that you showed conscience."
From True and Other Stories by George Parsons Lathrop
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