as in deliciously
in a pleasing way
the popular television series' gratifyingly conclusive finale
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Recent Examples of gratifyingly
Tangy, lemony, and gratifyingly simple, this recipe should be your next summer baking project.
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
And, most gratifyingly for a genre that can sometimes feel stuck in retrograde masculinity, a lot of those three-dimensional characters are women.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Whale lusts after a hunky gardener (Brendan Fraser) and persuades him to pose for a few sketches; Julian, though bisexual, expresses no such interest in Lori, and any art-making turns out to be a gratifyingly mutual endeavor.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
But yeah, gratifyingly quite a bit.
—Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2025
Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
And, most gratifyingly for a genre that can sometimes feel stuck in retrograde masculinity, a lot of those three-dimensional characters are women.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Whale lusts after a hunky gardener (Brendan Fraser) and persuades him to pose for a few sketches; Julian, though bisexual, expresses no such interest in Lori, and any art-making turns out to be a gratifyingly mutual endeavor.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
But yeah, gratifyingly quite a bit.
—Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gratifyingly
Adverb
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Some pastimes are distractions, some are distortions, and some few are true distillations—refining a city or a place or a community to its essence, deliciously sipped by all.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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Enter the Darling Clementine, a tart, fizzy, deliciously pink alternative to classic morning cocktails.—
Ashlyn Ware,
Midwest Living,
20 June 2026
Adverb
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Unlike Substrate, xLight’s strategy is to play nicely within the existing ecosystem, developing technology that can integrate into rather than displace ASML’s and TSMC’s existing architectures.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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The kitchen is quite small but nicely renovated (the tile floors are lovely).—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
22 June 2026
Adverb
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And of course, every wrapper came with the delightfully terrible jokes.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
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Thanks to some Season 2 work to round out Corlys, there is some real feeling to be had when his forces come to a head with the foreign navy, led by a delightfully unhinged villain (Abigail Thorne).—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
Adverb
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Any greens work great here, but my family loves the crunchiness of iceberg and romaine here.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2026
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This matching option looks great unbuttoned and billowy, with one hem tucked in, or tied at the waist for a cropped look.—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Adverb
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Li’s enjoyably dynamic heroine, constantly planning three steps ahead to charm her way into a crucial meeting with Christopher or shake off a ruthless fixer (Lee Jae-yoon), ensures there’s always another big plot turn coming around the bend.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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To that end, here’s a selection of the best (and most enjoyably bad) literary film and TV coming to streaming services this month.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
Adverb
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Now, the one-year grace period for the act’s mandatory registration requirements has ended, meaning agencies must be registered as model management companies or groups with the New York Department of Labor (NYDL) to better enable models to discern legitimate representation.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
19 June 2026
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Cyle Larin got the party started for Canada with a goal in the 16th minute as well.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Adverb
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Chop it up finely, then put it in an ice cube tray with a thin layer of water on top.—
Heather Bien,
The Spruce,
15 June 2026
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Attendees marked the historic occasion dressed in traditional barongs — formalwear finely woven from piña, or pineapple fibers — as well as elegant Filipiniana outfits and ternos, the traditional formal gowns instantly recognizable by their structured butterfly sleeves.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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But pleasingly, once my phone had some charge, the app downloaded quickly and instantly detected the camera when it was plugged in.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
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Although the film pleasingly goes full Latin-American Peckinpah — yet with a far more convincing and righteous anti-colonial streak — threaded throughout are dreamlike interludes and flashbacks that provide generational historical context to the events and intensify the atmosphere.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gratifyingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gratifyingly. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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