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Recent Examples of delicately
In her tender debut short, writer-director Nishi Dugar delicately explores how children confront the first ripples of loss.
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Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Several times a day, the incessant din of diesel engines pauses while the mats are delicately removed and placed in outsize tubs for washing.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The harmonies delicately dancing with one another.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Despite its smaller vessel, the throw is impressive, filling a room with rare oud—slightly sweet, delicately smoky, and steeped in sophistication.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Donald had a new lady called Marla Maples, who was a sometime actress, putting it delicately.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
With the match delicately poised with Barcelona leading 2-1, Messi drove away from players to find Alba in space on the left.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Kidman topped the look with a dainty black bow that hung delicately from her long, golden locks.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Thus begins a harsh yet delicately portrayed version of the classic journey of a boy into a dangerous, foreign world.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Several times a day, the incessant din of diesel engines pauses while the mats are delicately removed and placed in outsize tubs for washing.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The harmonies delicately dancing with one another.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Despite its smaller vessel, the throw is impressive, filling a room with rare oud—slightly sweet, delicately smoky, and steeped in sophistication.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Donald had a new lady called Marla Maples, who was a sometime actress, putting it delicately.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
With the match delicately poised with Barcelona leading 2-1, Messi drove away from players to find Alba in space on the left.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Kidman topped the look with a dainty black bow that hung delicately from her long, golden locks.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Thus begins a harsh yet delicately portrayed version of the classic journey of a boy into a dangerous, foreign world.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delicately
Adverb
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If the key is taken to be some primordial tradition, echoing faintly across world literature after tens of millennia, any effort to pin it down looks hopeless.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The notion that the nine-time Women’s Super League champions need more hunger in the one competition that has historically evaded them may sound faintly ridiculous but this was a night that left plenty to be desired.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 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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On YouTube, cats with radial nerve paralysis were able to walk shakily.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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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,
15 Oct. 2025
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Separate the plant by gently pulling the roots apart with your hands, cutting them apart with a clean sharp knife, or placing two garden forks back to back in the clump’s center to pull it apart.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In the sixth, Chisholm walked to the plate with Aaron Judge on second base and Giancarlo Stanton on first and two outs, but Chisholm grounded out weakly to second base.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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The sun blasts us from the left and warm air puffs weakly from the vents.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
19 Sep. 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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This is accomplished with a more casual ankle-length height, a softly rounded toe and a far more discerning metal buckle detail.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
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Be sure to use low heat to softly coax your hair into shape without creating excess frizz or flyaways, says Yepez.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Delicately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delicately. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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