indulgently

Definition of indulgentlynext

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Recent Examples of indulgently And if the calm of the room interior hasn’t quite washed away the busy day, the indulgently oversized marble bathtubs certainly will. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026 Nahill is even featured in a video, indulgently attempting to snack on a donut, before Tyson, now a de facto spokesperson for HHS’ healthy foods initiatives, slaps it out of his hand. Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026 That doesn’t mean the music gets overly bleak or indulgently dreary. Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026 Craving something indulgently sweet? Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026 Yet Göring dominates the movie thanks to Russell Crowe’s performance, somehow both indulgently big and dexterously subtle. Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025 All in all, the whole thing feels indulgently French. The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025 Its website indulgently advertises the existence of the legal agreements. Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indulgently
Adverb
  • On a pretty dead pitch offering very little to the bowlers, the quartet wastefully surrendered their wickets for all that England deserved credit (particularly Archer) for persistence and a generally probing line after what had been a fairly disastrous start to the day from Carse.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • His Thunder comfortably won what could be considered his worst game in nearly a year.
    Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • The card slot comfortably fits three to five cards, as well as bills and coins.
    Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2026
Adverb
  • The fine-dining concept landed on 39th Street after numerous locations fell through, taking over a space that was previously home to a Michelin-star restaurant.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
  • Well, seems to work fine for us.
    Chad Jennings, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Adverb
  • Likewise, a circumstance all by itself could be the matter of regulating AI makers about allowing their AI to wantonly provide mental health advice.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Bryan Fuller’s expressionistic procedural is ostentatiously gruesome, yes, but the increasingly disturbing interplay between Will and Hannibal — cat and mouse, will-they/won’t they — is a full course meal on its own.
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
  • In her closet were seven Ungaros, three Rykiels, a Kamali bathing suit and a Kamali sleeping-bag coat, five Kenzo dresses, two pieces from the Ballets Russes collection of Saint Laurent—all of which were trades or payments in kind, none of them mothballed, but instead worn ostentatiously and often.
    Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026

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“Indulgently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indulgently. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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