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Recent Examples of delicately
The kale salad, fluffy and delicately dressed, is also getting some buzz now.
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Peter St. Onge
updated June 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
As for the furnishings and decor, Marie threw in a mix of colors, shapes, and textures—from an eye-popping blue denim patchwork on the sofa (Osni and Roberts’s idea) to a delicately curved Noguchi pendant lamp—to create a kaleidoscopic counterpoint to the woody cocoon.
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Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar,
Architectural Digest,
23 June 2026
Bruno Fernandes delicately lifted the ball over the defenders into Ronaldo’s path, only for Nematov to charge out of his goal and block Ronaldo’s effort.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
The sport permeates this delicately whimsical tale about would-be lovers cursed to not recognize each other.
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Carlos Aguilar,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
But wet coffee grounds, when applied delicately with a Q-tip and left to sit for a few minutes, can actually repair and conceal these imperfections once scrubbed away with a rag.
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Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
The sandals are embellished with the signature Ribbon buckle, which decorates a dainty strap that wraps delicately around the ankle.
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Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
Rodrigo delicately rearranges the ideas that animated her first two albums.
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
Paired with the print is a letter from a young woman named Harriet Bailey to her uncle on the front lines of the Civil War, containing seeds delicately etched with drawings of a ship, facesand a dog.
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Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Peter St. Onge
updated June 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
As for the furnishings and decor, Marie threw in a mix of colors, shapes, and textures—from an eye-popping blue denim patchwork on the sofa (Osni and Roberts’s idea) to a delicately curved Noguchi pendant lamp—to create a kaleidoscopic counterpoint to the woody cocoon.
—
Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar,
Architectural Digest,
23 June 2026
Bruno Fernandes delicately lifted the ball over the defenders into Ronaldo’s path, only for Nematov to charge out of his goal and block Ronaldo’s effort.
—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
The sport permeates this delicately whimsical tale about would-be lovers cursed to not recognize each other.
—
Carlos Aguilar,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
But wet coffee grounds, when applied delicately with a Q-tip and left to sit for a few minutes, can actually repair and conceal these imperfections once scrubbed away with a rag.
—
Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
The sandals are embellished with the signature Ribbon buckle, which decorates a dainty strap that wraps delicately around the ankle.
—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
Rodrigo delicately rearranges the ideas that animated her first two albums.
—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
Paired with the print is a letter from a young woman named Harriet Bailey to her uncle on the front lines of the Civil War, containing seeds delicately etched with drawings of a ship, facesand a dog.
—
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delicately
Adverb
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Members of the monarchy wave from carriages, aristocrats don faintly cartoonish top hats and extravagant millinery threatens to obscure the view at every turn.
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The post carried neither hereditary title nor extraordinary fortune, and yet it was regarded with a degree of respect that many noble families found faintly irritating.
Adverb
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The archival, iconic footage of Jordan scoring 38 points while dealing with illness in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals was intended to inspire willpower in a Bruins team that had run shakily out of the starting gate in its last two tournament games.
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When Stanton shakily read her Declaration, the crowd seemed wary of the voting-rights point.
Adverb
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Roll it gently between your thumb and fingers.
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Instead, the area should be cleared of sharp or dangerous objects; they should be turned gently on their side, and their airway should be kept clear.
Adverb
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The surface of the bacterial cell contains many chemical structures that can weakly attract and hold onto nanoplastics.
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After a long at-bat, Cholowsky weakly popped out to first base.
Adverb
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Chief swam feebly across, joined the other two horses on the bank, and stood there shaking.
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Judge lined it feebly into the glove of an outfielder.
Adverb
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Create softly, and let rest protect the work.
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Prep with a lightweight blowout cream and use a large round brush to create lift at the roots while keeping the ends smooth and softly curved.
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“Delicately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delicately. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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