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
  • Taurus April 20 – May 20 A creative idea could come together more easily than expected.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • April 20 – May 20 A creative idea could come together more easily than expected.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The higher vamp on glove-style shoes is classy but not stuffy and looks effortlessly cool.
    Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The star looked effortlessly chic in a white tank top and pair of low hanging jeans, her baby bump on display.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Labor Day weekend is over, and millions of travelers are making their way home, but passengers at Atlanta's airport said the trip was going smoothly Tuesday morning.
    Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Thinking, decision-making and action occur simultaneously, smoothly and instinctively.
    Gaurav Kapoor, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Because prolonged campaigns exhaust soldiers, supplies, and the resources of the state, military objectives should be achieved as quickly and efficiently as circumstances permit.
    Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • While many industries are still determining how to deploy AI effectively, in transportation, AI is delivering real-world results, making drivers and pedestrians safer and moving people, vehicles and goods more efficiently through traffic networks.
    Bryan Mistele, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • He was beloved for his grace and elegance on the court and his easy-going manner off it.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • There was no sign of the usual easy-going, affable nature that has been so indicative of Joe Root’s personality in his 14 years as an England cricketer.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Painlessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painlessly. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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