appealingly

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Recent Examples of appealingly Schoenaerts menacingly grins his way through the movie, with appealingly bulging eyes. ABC News, 24 June 2026 The menu has a lot of variety and is always presented appealingly. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026 Ask for another round of the appealingly coarse corn tortillas, for scooping up birria off a Jurassic-scale marrow bone. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 But the selection was appealingly unexpected from a down-the-middle country star like Johnson, who spent much of the rest of his set recounting his long music-industry come-up and urging folks to see past their differences in the name of unity. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026 Kyra, played by an appealingly slippery and soft-spoken Anika Noni Rose, styles herself as a voice of reason, a new neighbor here to make a few practical proposals. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026 How Truman understood sports Perhaps most appealingly to anyone locally, though, is Truman’s seemingly improbable enchantment with sports. Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026 The glassy, 36-story building offers an appealingly down-to-earth, accessible, community-minded style of luxury that’s right at home in a city renowned for its food, culture, and friendliness. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026 Sun Ra’s intro wandered, appealingly arrhythmic. Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appealingly
Adverb
  • Skipper, for his part, was enticingly exotic to Pym.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
  • The widely varied performances are quietly yet keenly expressive; Reichardt’s dialogue has enticingly odd spin (starting with an ingenious monologue for a precocious child) and the cast delivers it with pinpoint inflections.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The waitstaff was young and attractive, the silverware was clean, and the food was attractively displayed when we were served.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
  • Rakers also said Nvidia remains attractively valued despite being up 18% year to date.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Adverb
  • Its central hub, where the wellness offerings, main dining room and 35 of the 65 bedrooms are located, is invitingly curvaceous, with sci-fi swirls of walls and sparkling swathes of window bookended by two vast, contemplative courtyards.
    Susan D'Arcy, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026
  • An afternoon stroll with Oscar (Diego Calva), who begins as Arlo’s social worker and becomes Peter’s love interest, is invitingly honey-colored in the sunlight, while a druggy nightclub hookup devolves into a dreamy blur of body parts.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Adverb
  • His is a wily, chaotic, satirical and sincere, temptingly unwieldy epic drama.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
  • What that means is even if the door opens and the tarmac looks temptingly walkable, think twice before stepping off.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Guadalajara, Jalisco's cultural heart, deeply respects local ingredients and traditions; Chef Francisco Ruano suggests Kasuga for an omakase journey that beautifully fuses Japanese and Mexican influences.
    Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Compulsively interesting and beautifully written—there is something to treasure on every page.
    Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
Adverb
  • The late-spring blooms are wonderfully fragrant and borne among their leaves as opposed to the ends of the branches.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • Trailing 1-0 after a frustrating first half, Nagelsmann introduced three substitutes, and two of them combined wonderfully to equalize.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 21 June 2026
Adverb
  • The marvelous Master Chorale marvelously set the moody scene for triumph.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • There’s a running gag about vampires peeing blood at public urinals This marvelously fun shift in tone more than justifies the title change.
    Judy Berman, Time, 2 June 2026
Adverb
  • To the contrary, council members often preface their comments with gratuitous praise for staff (as if they’re not being paid handsomely for their work).
    Paul Krueger, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • Done well, the securitization turns a bottleneck into a market, and pays investors handsomely for the service.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

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“Appealingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appealingly. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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