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Recent Examples of delicately
Failure to treat fruit delicately is a common apple-picking mistake.
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Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
For every prepared crust that comes out golden and delicately flaky, there’s another that’ll never be anything but gray and soggy.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
The larger gros sel (coarse sea salt) forms the bulk of the harvest, while the precious Fleur de Sel crystals float delicately on the surface.
—Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
This sombre, delicately observed drama, from the director and screenwriter Angus MacLachlan, follows an unassuming woman in her thirties, Tammy (Jane Levy), who lives in a pleasant suburb of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Matters must be handled very delicately to ensure that both Ukraine and Russia can come to an agreement.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Here's what Koch found inside the safe Koch and his employees have been slowly sifting through the safe, pulling out and placing its contents delicately on tables beside it.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
Everyone seemed to keep the mood delicately cordial, keeping the focus on the collective goal of ending the war.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
Polen has brought to life a film that delicately moves in between realms, exploring human existence in connection with Cambodia’s social and economic transformation.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
For every prepared crust that comes out golden and delicately flaky, there’s another that’ll never be anything but gray and soggy.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
The larger gros sel (coarse sea salt) forms the bulk of the harvest, while the precious Fleur de Sel crystals float delicately on the surface.
—Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
This sombre, delicately observed drama, from the director and screenwriter Angus MacLachlan, follows an unassuming woman in her thirties, Tammy (Jane Levy), who lives in a pleasant suburb of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Matters must be handled very delicately to ensure that both Ukraine and Russia can come to an agreement.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Here's what Koch found inside the safe Koch and his employees have been slowly sifting through the safe, pulling out and placing its contents delicately on tables beside it.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
Everyone seemed to keep the mood delicately cordial, keeping the focus on the collective goal of ending the war.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
Polen has brought to life a film that delicately moves in between realms, exploring human existence in connection with Cambodia’s social and economic transformation.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delicately
Adverb
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The gallery smells faintly of cinnamon and polished wood.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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Mars, now getting dimmer, will glow faintly just above and to the left of the lunar crescent.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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On YouTube, cats with radial nerve paralysis were able to walk shakily.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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These differences matter — research shows the benefits are strongest where enforcement is clear and coverage is broad, while partial or weakly enforced laws yield far less impact.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In microtransfer printing, laser dies [red rectangles, left] are weakly held in place on their own wafer.—
Roel Baets,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Apr. 2023
Adverb
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The golden past always has the sheen of nostalgia, captured in the wide aspect ratio and softly grainy footage of a Hollywood classic.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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As the home of muscle cars, Detroit knows something about speaking softly and carrying a big engine.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Delicately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delicately. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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