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- adverb In a
heartening way;cheeringly .
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Examples
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Harold Holzer , senior vice president of external affairs, did say that since the museum upped its "suggested" donation the average offering has "hearteningly" gone up $2 to $3, depending on the day.
To Pay or Not to Pay... Sumathi Reddy 2011
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Not all is shade and shadow, some things are hearteningly obvious.
Archive 2008-12-01 2008
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The orchestrator of this slightly melancholy mayhem is Graham Moore, who is dispiritingly or hearteningly young 28 to have written such an accomplished book.
Rabbi David Wolpe: The Game's Afoot Anew Rabbi David Wolpe 2010
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And honestly, I'm not sure whether to look at this hearteningly: The culture of gaming is so vital to the Chinese people that it endures stunning devastation, possibly even acting as a spiritual salve in a dark period - or with alarm: Over 67 thousand people are confirmed dead (and those are just the ones whose bodies have been found), and people are grinding for new armor.
Archive 2008-05-01 SVGL 2008
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The orchestrator of this slightly melancholy mayhem is Graham Moore, who is dispiritingly or hearteningly young 28 to have written such an accomplished book.
Rabbi David Wolpe: The Game's Afoot Anew Rabbi David Wolpe 2010
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The busting of the idea that all news is local might, hearteningly, make us all less parochial.
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They have been courageous and hearteningly true to their style.
World Cup 2010: How a love of Spain can make for a sterile affair 2010
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Not all is shade and shadow, some things are hearteningly obvious.
Noonan on Blago 2008
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But hearteningly, already several people since we arrived yesterday have volunteered their disgust at Nigel de Jong's studs-up karate kick on Xabi Alonso and what else they saw on their TV screens.
Barry Yourgrau: My Tale of Two World Cup Cities: Madrid vs Amsterdam 2010
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The orchestrator of this slightly melancholy mayhem is Graham Moore, who is dispiritingly or hearteningly young 28 to have written such an accomplished book.
Rabbi David Wolpe: Love Mysteries? Rabbi David Wolpe 2010
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