as in pleases
to give satisfaction to
it would gladden me to hear you sing again
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Sports events, social outings, movies, the theater, fun get-togethers, playful activities with kids – do whatever pleases you and brings you joy.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
19 Aug. 2025
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Such flip-flopping between weather extremes could happen more often as the world warms due to fossil fuel pollution, climate experts say.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Just keep in mind that mandevilla is sensitive to freezing temperatures and should only be planted outside when the weather warms in spring.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Sep. 2025
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Vanessa Bates Ramirez,
Scientific American,
1 Oct. 2025
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His general advice to people attempting to craft humane, precise, and literate prose has scarcely aged, and his own bracing style still informs and delights.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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As part of a plea agreement, prosecution was deferred on an additional charge for menacing so long as White commits no new violations over the next two years and satisfies a number of conditions, including issuing a public apology to the victim, Adam Weatherford.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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Having made her name with The Best Man, Scary Movie, and Ally McBeal, this new, different note satisfies Hall’s longtime dream of working with Anderson.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Gladdens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladdens. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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