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Recent Examples of indulgently
That doesn’t mean the music gets overly bleak or indulgently dreary.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indulgently
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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
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Credit card interest rates, meanwhile, are comfortably over 20%, near a record high, and are unlikely to decline at any point soon.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The suspects who bombed the office of Alex Odeh have long been identified by the FBI, and while one was imprisoned for unrelated crimes, the other two have been living comfortably in Israel for many years.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The queso started fine but eventually congealed into something that approximated lukewarm paste.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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That should suit Haise just fine, since it is nestled in the northern part of Burgundy wine region which produces the famed Chablis white wine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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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
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Spielberg worked within the system, Coppola spent lavishly and even ostentatiously to build his own studio and Lucas found his independence through a quieter, more conservative and technology-driven route.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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And Bina Daigeler’s costumes are a hoot, ostentatiously fashionable and expensive and sexy.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Indulgently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indulgently. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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