painlessly

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Recent Examples of painlessly Where fruit pies and galettes take painstaking time and attention, cobblers and the like come together quickly and painlessly. Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2026 Before dismissing this activity or just trying to get through it, recognize your tendency to view nearly everything as a situation from which to extricate yourself as quickly and painlessly as possible. Charles Yu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Harrison uses this bag to go to and from the laundromat painlessly. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026 Politicians would like to believe that rising health-insurance costs result from bloated hospital budgets, physician overpayments, or administrative waste—problems that could be trimmed away painlessly. Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026 Users asked questions like how to painlessly kill themselves, how to write suicide notes, how to make meth and how to hack other apps. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026 The new AllergE patch, on the other hand, would painlessly and continuously provide IgE readings via the skin throughout at-risk periods, such as during and after meals. New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2025 Bendy and flexible to gently comb through hair without tugging, pulling, or roughing up hair with tension, this unfurls any tangles and knots painlessly, thanks to the flexible bristles. Brianna Peters, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2025 The investigation revealed that Mitteness had been researching ways to painlessly kill an elderly person, authorities said. Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for painlessly
Adverb
  • The Jays didn’t fully sell and wave the white flag on 2026, but things easily could’ve turned south after Kevin Gausman, Jeff Hoffman and Daulton Varsho departed.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The offensive line, which easily weighs close to 1,500 pounds, laid the groundwork for running back Ashton Norris, who ran for nearly 200 yards.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Few jewels embody that idea as effortlessly as the tennis necklace, which has become a modern jewelry staple.
    Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The result is a style that moves effortlessly from morning to night, through work and any commitments after.
    Talia Abbas, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • For decades, the United States and South Korea have regularly staged military drills to prepare their soldiers to work together smoothly in the event of a crisis or conflict with North Korea.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • On the positive side, the iPhone’s speed was fine with zero lag, and its apps integrated far more smoothly with my smart home products than Android ever managed.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Kasparas Rakštys, PhD, a researcher at KTU, pointed out that these layers must be perfectly interconnected for the device to operate efficiently.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Christened Wanderlust95, the hybrid explorer is designed to travel to the farthest reaches efficiently and elegantly.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • That makes the decision about whether to draft a quarterback next year easy.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Grab the shoes in a stunning mustard tone, ruby red, or easy-to-style neutrals.
    Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026

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“Painlessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painlessly. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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