gracefully
Americanadverb
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Trick ankle aside, it’s love that we need to age gracefully.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
They threaten to run you down in crosswalks and refuse to bow out gracefully when told, for instance, that a pretty mechanical bird mounted on a boutique’s wall isn’t for sale.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
On stage, she gracefully offset the blond bombshell image she both cultivated and poked fun at.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Because M88 is viewed at an angle from Earth, the galaxy appears stretched out, with its spiral structure gracefully spreading across space.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026
However wide and gracefully they tried to toss it, the net always flew clumsily.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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