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
Angela is slinky, pliable, and hungry to please, all but tearing up the Hays Code without lifting a finger.
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Joshua John Miller, Vanity Fair, 9 Apr. 2026
A couple giggling teens popped on and off that scale recently, pleased, apparently, by the reading.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
These Tex Mex favorites are surprisingly easy to make and will please crowds of all ages.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
Sporting’s fans are not an easy bunch to please.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Joshua John Miller, Vanity Fair, 9 Apr. 2026
A couple giggling teens popped on and off that scale recently, pleased, apparently, by the reading.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
These Tex Mex favorites are surprisingly easy to make and will please crowds of all ages.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
Sporting’s fans are not an easy bunch to please.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for please
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The first two seasons of Euphoria delighted fashion fanatics with iconic vintage pieces and other Easter eggs.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
13 Apr. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
13 Apr. 2026
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In Riverwoods, adjacent to Lincolnshire, sandbags were also available for residents who wanted them, said Laura Trevino, the village’s trustee of communications.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The county, Horwedel said, wants to focus its investment in the areas of the stadium used by fans.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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If Lowery takes just a little bit too long to get to the main event, the getting there is still satisfying enough thanks to his stars and their exceptional chemistry.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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Two decades on, Christopher Nolan's cinematic magic trick still satisfies.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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Android users who wish to exclude themselves from the settlement give up the right to separately sue Google about the claims alleged in the lawsuit.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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The business owner, who wished not to be publicly identified, reported to the Weld County Sheriff's Office that her honey stand was stolen from over the weekend.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Temperatures will warm back into the 70s next week amid a quiet stretch.—
Adam Del Rosso,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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As the weather warms, spring’s mornings and evenings are still chilly, which is why this leather jacket is a staple worth adding to your closet.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Langley stated in his response that Flock Safety does not share data with federal agencies, but rather customers of Flock can choose to share data with the feds.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the years since the show went off the air, Per Sullivan stopped acting and chose a private life outside the public eye.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 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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Having come within an overtime goal of the summit three years ago, the Gophers’ fan base is starving for the first new NCAA title banner to hang inside 3M Arena at Mariucci since a wunderkind named Thomas Vanek willed Minnesota to a title in 2003.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ladytron willed themselves into existence some 25 years ago, writing their names in the residue of icy-hot heroes like Kraftwerk, Soft Cell, and Gina X.—
Jesse Dorris,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Please.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/please. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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