painlessly

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Recent Examples of painlessly Where fruit pies and galettes take painstaking time and attention, cobblers and the like come together quickly and painlessly. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2026 Before dismissing this activity or just trying to get through it, recognize your tendency to view nearly everything as a situation from which to extricate yourself as quickly and painlessly as possible. — Charles Yu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Harrison uses this bag to go to and from the laundromat painlessly. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026 Politicians would like to believe that rising health-insurance costs result from bloated hospital budgets, physician overpayments, or administrative waste—problems that could be trimmed away painlessly. — Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026 Users asked questions like how to painlessly kill themselves, how to write suicide notes, how to make meth and how to hack other apps. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026 The new AllergE patch, on the other hand, would painlessly and continuously provide IgE readings via the skin throughout at-risk periods, such as during and after meals. — New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2025 Bendy and flexible to gently comb through hair without tugging, pulling, or roughing up hair with tension, this unfurls any tangles and knots painlessly, thanks to the flexible bristles. — Brianna Peters, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2025 The investigation revealed that Mitteness had been researching ways to painlessly kill an elderly person, authorities said. — Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for painlessly
Adverb
  • But every year, millions end up in a landfill after a single use, and many are made from synthetic plastics that don't easily break down, contributing to environmental pollution.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • What concerns me is how easily people could let their guard down.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Amazon Android Tablet Deal Stream your favorite media effortlessly using the Amazon Fire HD 10 Tablet.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026
  • And the relaxed silhouette and slightly wide sleeves create an effortlessly cool vibe.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Making the comeback last Adapting to shoppers has not always gone smoothly.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • And so far, things seem to be operating smoothly — something local residents have grown to expect, given the high caliber of local elections officials and the careful oversight of political parties.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • New technology will not help if American factories cannot produce it efficiently.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Anodized aluminum coating Skillets made using this process are tough, easy-to-clean and heat food quickly and efficiently.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • This cardigan matching set makes getting dressed for a travel day ridiculously easy, with a cropped cardigan and coordinating bottoms that didn’t require much thought.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Exactly two hours of solid Nashville songcraft, well-performed… in a vein where actual, definable country sounds predominate, but with just enough pop tinge to go down easy with the west coast palate… What is wrong with this picture?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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“Painlessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painlessly. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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