as in nicely
in a pleasing way
we were pleasantly surprised by their offer to put us up for the night
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Recent Examples of pleasantly
Watercress curled like a dragon’s tail through a broth infused with the pleasantly medical earthiness of chuan bei, an herb in the lily family known to help stem a cough.
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
You might be pleasantly surprised by how strong your son is.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Expect brisk mornings and evenings with pleasantly warm, often sunny afternoons that set the stage for activities like rafting, hiking, or wildlife spotting.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
On the palate, the whiskey delivers a medium-to-full-bodied texture with a pleasantly oily mouthfeel that coats the tongue without feeling heavy.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Impressively, Guimaraes also rediscovered the goal-scoring touch which pleasantly surprised Newcastle staff during his first half-season.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 29 May 2026
After giving it a try, I was pleasantly surprised by the cinnamon flavor and creamy texture.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
Its flavor is refreshing and subtly sweet, more reminiscent of cucumber than floral muskmelons, and its flesh stays pleasantly crisp even when ripe.
—Joanna Sciarrino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
Some varieties of this sun-loving plant are pleasantly fragrant.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 May 2026
Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
You might be pleasantly surprised by how strong your son is.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Expect brisk mornings and evenings with pleasantly warm, often sunny afternoons that set the stage for activities like rafting, hiking, or wildlife spotting.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
On the palate, the whiskey delivers a medium-to-full-bodied texture with a pleasantly oily mouthfeel that coats the tongue without feeling heavy.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Impressively, Guimaraes also rediscovered the goal-scoring touch which pleasantly surprised Newcastle staff during his first half-season.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 29 May 2026
After giving it a try, I was pleasantly surprised by the cinnamon flavor and creamy texture.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
Its flavor is refreshing and subtly sweet, more reminiscent of cucumber than floral muskmelons, and its flesh stays pleasantly crisp even when ripe.
—Joanna Sciarrino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
Some varieties of this sun-loving plant are pleasantly fragrant.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleasantly
Adverb
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Optimizing that tuning, called model calibration, is a process that machine learning can fit into nicely.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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The garden actually is a place for children, and this art plays nicely to a younger audience.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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Today, as conversations around climate change, biodiversity, and food sustainability grow increasingly urgent, Providence stands as proof that culinary excellence and environmental responsibility can coexist beautifully and deliciously.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The Events Hall at Ian’s chapel once was part of the underground railroad system and belonged to an Amish community in Ohio; the history runs deliciously deep and diverse here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
Adverb
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Even the logistics feel delightfully analog.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Around 4,500 hospitality meals are served each day, along with a delightfully English 12,000 scones (half fruit, half plain) and another 12,000 tea cakes per Test.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Adverb
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Well, Lila's off doing great now.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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These same resentments likely erupted in the murder of Clapham and in the solidarity a great many local people felt with the Panis woman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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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
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There’s one enjoyably oddball visual when Passenger Man disrupts a cozy projector-and-canopy movie night in the forest and suddenly the faces of Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn are on trees everywhere as mayhem ensues.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
Adverb
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Look closer, and the business side is in focus for the Koreans as well.—
Justina Lee,Lisa Kim,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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The Rattlesnake Bar is well known with the locals as a buzzy place to enjoy Dean's Margarita and some Two-Bite Lobster Tacos while listening to live music in a relaxed yet refined environment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
Adverb
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The siblings are heartachingly real, and minor characters are finely drawn.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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These finely ground powders are applied directly onto an ant hill and are especially advantageous for eliminating ant hills in hard-to-reach cracks and crevices, Smith says.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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To that end, the writer-director, Chandler Levack, establishes an agreeably slapdash attitude of hedonistic adventure, one that’s often intentionally borderline cringe.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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Jothan seemed agreeably nerdy—less astro-jazzman than small-town postal clerk—but his attempt at reassurance backfired.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Pleasantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleasantly. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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