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as in weakly
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as in tenderly
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Recent Examples of gently
Short-foot activation Stand barefoot and gently press your toes into the floor while drawing the ball of your foot slightly toward your heel, creating a subtle arch.
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
To remove rust, sprinkle a bit of Bar Keepers Friend or baking soda over the affected area, add a drop of water to create a paste, and gently scrub with a soft sponge.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 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.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
At one end of the table, Gioele Moro of the Czech Academy of Sciences is gently prying loose moths from the depths of a trap.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
Use your arms/hands to gently press down near your knees to help deepen the stretch.
—Gerard Hartmann, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
To remove rust, sprinkle a bit of Bar Keepers Friend or baking soda over the affected area, add a drop of water to create a paste, and gently scrub with a soft sponge.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 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.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
At one end of the table, Gioele Moro of the Czech Academy of Sciences is gently prying loose moths from the depths of a trap.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
Use your arms/hands to gently press down near your knees to help deepen the stretch.
—Gerard Hartmann, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gently
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
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For a network that used to control the cultural Zeitgeist, MTV is now just a pile of Ridiculousness episodes in a trench coat, with RuPaul’s Drag Race tenderly placed on top.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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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
Adverb
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Spanberger softly condemned Jones’s violent rhetoric but declined to distance herself from him.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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Chip heeled tight to my left, his ears laid back, whining softly.—
Joel M. Vance,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In a now-viral video, Dart was seen sweetly interacting with a young boy named Giuseppi.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Mirren now calls Zegler, rather sweetly, Little Rachel.—
Helen Mirren,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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The black silk gown, which features a metallic gold leaf motif that wraps delicately around the body, belonged to the designer’s model and muse Kathy Jean-Louis, who wore it on the runway.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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These are beautifully tender and delicately sweet when cooked up.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 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 Nov. 2025.
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