1
as in to delight
to give satisfaction to
fresh flowers please me greatly
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2
as in to want
to see fit
clearly, you are going to do as you please no matter what I advise
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Recent Examples of please
Benedict, having given up his search for the Lady in Silver, must now reckon with the consequences of asking Sophie to be his mistress, an offer that does not please her in the slightest.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Contestants are trying to please the producer asking the questions.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Feig loved the idea, and after some tests with a dummy, reworked the finale to create the audience-pleasing death scene that now serves as the movie’s climax.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
It’s only taken different forms to please the regulators.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 28 Jan. 2026
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Contestants are trying to please the producer asking the questions.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Feig loved the idea, and after some tests with a dummy, reworked the finale to create the audience-pleasing death scene that now serves as the movie’s climax.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
It’s only taken different forms to please the regulators.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for please
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
3 Feb. 2026
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Smirk flies under the banner ‘Make Fun, Not War’ and delights to needle and tweak the NFL and the gravitas of its Big Game.—
Greg Cote
February 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
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Rieder is believed to prefer lower interest rates, a top priority for a president who wants massive rate cuts.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Cook said Apple is in the process of increasing its access to supply and didn’t want to forecast beyond March.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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This was a window where Villa had to adjust to injury misfortune and, all the while, satisfy Emery’s wishes for improvement.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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TeGantvoort told the powers that be that there’s a huge demographic of movie goers that like cult films, but have to travel to Denton or Dallas to satisfy their fix.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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Only this time, alongside messages wishing for wealth and health is the signature grin of the blond bully from Hogwarts school.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Individuals who wish to remain anonymous may contact Crime Stoppers at (815) 93-CRIME.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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In addition, Little Rock's community centers, including Southwest Community Center and West Central Community Center, are available as warming centers during normal daytime operating hours.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Understanding where the limits lie is crucial, especially as oceans continue to warm.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ships have real inertia and Newtonian physics, and pilots can choose to toggle flight assistance on to help stabilize their often unpredictable craft, or off to perform mind-bending maneuvers that can be the edge between life and death in high-skill player versus player shootouts.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Goldis chose not to stand down, letting the deadline pass.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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More:Stellantis dealers glad Tavares is out, but now concern grows for the future Contact Jamie L. LaReau: jlareau@freepress.com.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Detroit Free Press,
2 Dec. 2024
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Testifying under a Jane Doe pseudonym at the Chicago trial in August 2022, Landfair willed herself to look directly at Kelly.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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At the bitter end of a brutal January, Kennedy Smith put her head down, determined to will her way to the hoop.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Please.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/please. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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