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Recent Examples of delicately
The objects were delicately retrieved from the ground like pieces of the puzzles of history.
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Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
At first glance, the choker reprises the incisions and delicately curving edges meant to evoke Chanel’s distinctive quilting, with a sliding clasp closure to adjust it closely to the neck.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Jan. 2026
Bell’s gems of poems are always as carefully and delicately crafted as her artist’s books.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
The electric cooker features an egg rack that holds up to seven eggs and a stainless steel cooking plate that delicately cooks them to your liking.
—Alicia Geigel, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
Or opt for the Oil Ceremony, where layers of delicately scented oils are massaged into the skin in a soothing ritual.
—Caitlin Gunther, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2025
Stellar Shells This stunning image comes from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and shows delicately nested spirals of material thrown out over some 700 years by a celestial system called Apep.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2025
This dough, enriched with cream cheese and flavored delicately with lemon zest is sturdy enough to be folded and molded but still tender.
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
The greens are fresh, hearty, delicately dressed and light.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Dec. 2025
Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
At first glance, the choker reprises the incisions and delicately curving edges meant to evoke Chanel’s distinctive quilting, with a sliding clasp closure to adjust it closely to the neck.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Jan. 2026
Bell’s gems of poems are always as carefully and delicately crafted as her artist’s books.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
The electric cooker features an egg rack that holds up to seven eggs and a stainless steel cooking plate that delicately cooks them to your liking.
—Alicia Geigel, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
Or opt for the Oil Ceremony, where layers of delicately scented oils are massaged into the skin in a soothing ritual.
—Caitlin Gunther, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2025
Stellar Shells This stunning image comes from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and shows delicately nested spirals of material thrown out over some 700 years by a celestial system called Apep.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2025
This dough, enriched with cream cheese and flavored delicately with lemon zest is sturdy enough to be folded and molded but still tender.
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
The greens are fresh, hearty, delicately dressed and light.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delicately
Adverb
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The fireball expands rapidly, rippling through the air as emergency sirens wail faintly in the distance.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Remember to be patient as auroras may arrive in quiet bursts, glowing faintly before becoming vibrant waves of color.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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On a rainy Saturday last summer, I can be found paddling out, popping up, and generally hanging ten—goofily, shakily, semi-triumphantly—in a skylit East Village walk-up.—
Sally Singer,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2025
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The defense began shakily, giving up 231 yards of total offense in the first half.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Their study suggests that slow, orderly streams of cool gas already inside the galaxy—or delivered by interactions with nearby galaxies—may be quietly feeding central black holes, allowing those black holes to gently shut down star formation without blowing the galaxy apart.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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They’d been poorly reviewed, sold weakly, and were generally held in low esteem except by a select few.—
Vince Passaro,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Many systems are either highly mobile but weakly connected, or strongly connected but slow to reconfigure and prone to losing mobility.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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One man aboard the boat knew how to navigate the mangroves and sandbars of the keys, and with the late summer sun beating down on the rafters, the boat pushed out feebly into the open ocean.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Dewey-eyed and softly singing, audience members called out for the same.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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Crawford, on the other hand, touted Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show bombshell hair; her honey-brown highlights softly waved and parted over the right side of her head.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Delicately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delicately. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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