as in nicely
in a pleasing way
a sweetly silly summer movie
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Adverb
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Brexit didn’t work out great, but that wasn’t really Carney’s fault.—
Sean Collins,
Vox,
28 Apr. 2025 -
Some feel that his father, NFL great and Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, has blame to shoulder.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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But in recent years, more TV production has gone overseas as well.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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Particularly in chronicling the sacrifices Cassandra happily made for Jane, Miss Austen suggests that there was always more than one way for a woman to lead a fulfilling life.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
2 May 2025
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The heartwarming moment was pure magic as Rumi happily waved at the crowd and embraced her mom, before being led off stage by her older sister.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Sweetly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetly. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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