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as in tenderly
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Recent Examples of gently
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.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Unlike traditional candles that require an open flame, these lamps gently melt your favorite wax from the top down, filling your space with hints of Honeycrisp apple and vanilla pumpkin safely and efficiently.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Use it to clean makeup brushes and sponges both gently and effectively.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
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.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
The clip, shared by Sarah Ingle (@saraheingle), a dedicated dog fosterer, shows seven-month-old Cookie Crisps nestled in her arms while Ingle gently pats her bottom.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Her blonde locks were tousled, parted down the center and gently flowed down her shoulders and back.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
To the east, mountains climb steeply to the Divide; to the south and west lies a big sagebrush plateau; and to the north, gently rolling foothills run to the horizon, with sagebrush tall er than a man’s head in the draws.
—Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
The small bristles gently add product to my small lashes, and the tubing formula is great at elongating individual lashes.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Unlike traditional candles that require an open flame, these lamps gently melt your favorite wax from the top down, filling your space with hints of Honeycrisp apple and vanilla pumpkin safely and efficiently.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Use it to clean makeup brushes and sponges both gently and effectively.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
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.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
The clip, shared by Sarah Ingle (@saraheingle), a dedicated dog fosterer, shows seven-month-old Cookie Crisps nestled in her arms while Ingle gently pats her bottom.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Her blonde locks were tousled, parted down the center and gently flowed down her shoulders and back.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
To the east, mountains climb steeply to the Divide; to the south and west lies a big sagebrush plateau; and to the north, gently rolling foothills run to the horizon, with sagebrush tall er than a man’s head in the draws.
—Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
The small bristles gently add product to my small lashes, and the tubing formula is great at elongating individual lashes.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gently
Adverb
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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
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After striking out weakly in his at-bat in the fourth, the Twins removed Jeffers from the game.—
David Brown,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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With sensitive skin types in mind, the creamy, fragrance-free formula boasts a simple ingredient list, using glycerin and niacinamide to strengthen the skin’s moisture barrier and nonstripping micelles— molecules in micellar water—to tenderly wash away dirt and oil.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The woman has since adopted the kitten—who turned out to be a boy—and shared sweet updates, including videos of him being tenderly bottle-fed.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The couple with the hiking poles were there, too, eating hamburgers and speaking too softly for Daria and Andrés to overhear.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Mia spent three days on the witness stand, much of which was spent looking down, speaking softly and often crying.—
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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The 29-year-old Spider-Man actor sweetly corrected a reporter during a recent panel event when the man referenced Zendaya as being Holland’s girlfriend.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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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
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With surreal flourishes and bursts of absurdity, filmmaker Milagros Mumenthaler casts a beguiling, dreamlike spell that delicately examines motherhood, class and identity.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Dean talked to Rolling Stone about The Grammys, keeping the TV on during recording sessions, being divinely connected to music, and a whole lot more.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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We will be divinely pushed to speak from our hearts and to be open about our desires.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
18 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
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Harris compassionately explored these issues that many women faced later in life — and which rarely went represented on television.—
Time,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Each was compassionately euthanized Thursday.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Gently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gently. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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