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- adverb In a
catchy way.
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Examples
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Quick nervous steps overhead, a muffled voice calling catchily, "Yes,
The City of Fire Grace Livingston Hill 1906
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Bedrich Smetana Prague, Czech Repulbic, 1866Smetana took several attempts to get his gentle, catchily tuneful comedy right.
Top 50 operas 2011
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His catchily named "Broken Mirror" theory of autism has attracted attention far beyond the scientific community, and he is clearly excited by the therapeutic possibilities suggested by it — such as the use of biofeedback to control brain activity and of certain drugs that enhance empathy.
The Mind in the Mirror Raymond Tallis 2011
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A while ago, I contributed to a trend briefly – and far from catchily – dubbed "annualism": books written by folk who'd done something for a year.
Broken resolutions can be good for you | Hephzibah Anderson 2011
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Compass Festival Of Lunacy, BristolMore concerned with overabundances of imagination than serious mental health issues, this catchily titled festival retreats from reality in the macabre splendour of the Old Coroner's Court.
This week's new film events Steve Rose 2010
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Pretty much everyone working in publishing has heard of The Four-Hour Work Week, the catchily-titled book that made it to The New York Times bestseller list.
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Pretty much everyone working in publishing has heard of The Four-Hour Work Week, the catchily-titled book that made it to The New York Times bestseller list.
Morning Brief — Thursday, November 20 « The Book Publicity Blog 2008
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Pretty much everyone working in publishing has heard of The Four-Hour Work Week, the catchily-titled book that made it to The New York Times bestseller list.
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They did it earlier this year with Lesbian Vampire Killers and now they're at it again with the almost-as-catchily-titled Gladiators Versus Werewolves.
Archive 2010-03-21 Bill Crider 2010
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On Friday, news that Chinese auto maker BYD, whose shareholders include Warren Buffett, was buying an 18% stake in catchily named Tibet Shigatse Zhabuye Lithium High-Tech sent BYD's stock up nearly 11%.
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