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thank goodness

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thank goodness (spoken)
I am pleased or happy thank heavens My husband cleans the barn every day, thank goodness.
Usage notes: often used instead of the more offensive idiom thank God
Related vocabulary: thank God
See also: goodness, thank


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Thank goodness air and salvation are still free," said Aunt Jamesina.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
Thank goodness, a bee stung him at the psychological moment, and--Oh
Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
I haven't any nerves, thank goodness, but your music makes my cotton shrink.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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