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Recent Examples of delicately
Like the previous film, Shuko Murase’s direction is deft and very subtle, with character progression handled delicately.
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Biden in the film delicately but pointedly describes his disappointment with the current nature of the discourse.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
In the wake of her parents’ separation, Lambert sketches the effects of divorce on children through the character of Pine’s daughter, delicately portrayed by Abby Ryder Fortson.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
And while the material is impressive enough on its own, the green embroidery that’s delicately piped around the edge of the top sheet and pillowcases give it a timeless look fit for a magazine spread.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
This would be a way to keep someone in the building while taking away their power more delicately.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Not to mention the books themselves, which are delivered once a month wrapped in Heywood Hill’s trademark brown paper and delicately tied with a blue ribbon.
—Air Mail, 17 Jan. 2026
As wind continues to pound the camp, a wooden pole delicately holds up the tarpaulin keeping him dry.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
The objects were delicately retrieved from the ground like pieces of the puzzles of history.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Biden in the film delicately but pointedly describes his disappointment with the current nature of the discourse.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
In the wake of her parents’ separation, Lambert sketches the effects of divorce on children through the character of Pine’s daughter, delicately portrayed by Abby Ryder Fortson.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
And while the material is impressive enough on its own, the green embroidery that’s delicately piped around the edge of the top sheet and pillowcases give it a timeless look fit for a magazine spread.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
This would be a way to keep someone in the building while taking away their power more delicately.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Not to mention the books themselves, which are delivered once a month wrapped in Heywood Hill’s trademark brown paper and delicately tied with a blue ribbon.
—Air Mail, 17 Jan. 2026
As wind continues to pound the camp, a wooden pole delicately holds up the tarpaulin keeping him dry.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
The objects were delicately retrieved from the ground like pieces of the puzzles of history.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delicately
Adverb
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The outline of the jaw jitters faintly—two layers are ever so slightly misaligned.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2026
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The bonito smelled barely of the ocean, clean and faintly salty.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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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Smith suggests gently opening the door with a brief, compassionate check-in.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
28 Jan. 2026
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Still a work in progress, but also a person not willing to go gently into the dying light.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In 1946, Congress responded weakly to mounting overseas food needs.—
Peter Simons,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2026
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In 1946, Congress responded weakly to mounting overseas food needs.—
Peter Simons,
Fortune,
14 Jan. 2026
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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Bailey drove again to the basket and softly banked in a left-handed layup to trim the Monarchs’ lead to 73-72.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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Land softly with your knees bent and go right into your next jump squat.—
RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Delicately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delicately. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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