1
as in well
in a pleasing way
he's a nicely helpful child
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2
as in fine
in a satisfactory way
I'm doing nicely, and thanks for asking
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3
as in kindly
with good reason or courtesy
excuse yourself nicely and you should be fine
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nicely
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Streep and Short’s characters got married in the fourth season of the murder mystery show and, in a too-sweet parallel, the two actors are rumored to be dating for real as well.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
5 May 2025 -
Aiming to better understand the sentiments of young American consumers today, Credit Karma’s survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, polled more than 2,000 U.S. adults ages 18 and older from April 7 to 9.—
Alexandra Pastore,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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And through the radio, which worked fine, via a helicopter hovering overhead, came the traffic report — about me.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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While Dexter and Billings should perform just fine in this scheme — and Dexter has the body type to fit well — Turner is now someone brought in with Allen’s stamp of approval.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Ragulin kindly agreed to undertake a day-of-the-week empirical analysis in order to identify any clear patterns.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Continue reading … 'KEEPING SCORE' – Democratic lawmaker suggests party not look kindly on foreign governments helping Trump.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Brexit didn’t work out great, but that wasn’t really Carney’s fault.—
Sean Collins,
Vox,
28 Apr. 2025
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Some feel that his father, NFL great and Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, has blame to shoulder.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Ours is set in a modern world while subverting the audiences expectations given the character has personified good since its inception.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 May 2024
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Ethics and dangers are obvious concerns, but it shouldn’t be overlooked that AI has the potential to do profound good beyond pithy conversation with some chatbot.—
Steven Aquino,
Forbes,
13 Nov. 2023
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The institutional medical setting becomes the background for a tale that doesn’t finely distinguish between memory and imagination, one realm bleeding freely into the next.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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Each is sheathed in a patchwork of finely veneered woods.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
9 May 2025
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Georgia Louise’s lessons for aging beautifully The one thing that keeps us youthful in life is collagen.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
30 Apr. 2025
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Arsenal paid for those small fractions because from then on, PSG ground the tie down beautifully.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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And much of that desert land is wild and wonderfully remote, accessible only via foot or primitive roads that require a car with four-wheel drive to access.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2025
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Just In Time, the Bobby Darin jukebox musical starring Jonathan Groff opening tonight at a wonderfully dressed Circle in the Square on Broadway, does some serious and genuine starmaking, twice over in fact.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Nicely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nicely. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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