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
Standout players The way Jeremy Doku ended the club season will have pleased Garcia.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Cronos marries crowd-pleasing horror elements with highbrow filmmaking sensibilities into something that would fit under arthouse or grindhouse umbrellas.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
The Plums, again minus Becka, want to please their parents and their community by marrying whomever the Aunts choose as their best matches, set up house and have babies.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Even Adam’s irritable female boss, Suzie (Sasheer Zamata), hides under a people-pleasing mask.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Cronos marries crowd-pleasing horror elements with highbrow filmmaking sensibilities into something that would fit under arthouse or grindhouse umbrellas.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
The Plums, again minus Becka, want to please their parents and their community by marrying whomever the Aunts choose as their best matches, set up house and have babies.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Even Adam’s irritable female boss, Suzie (Sasheer Zamata), hides under a people-pleasing mask.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for please
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The Tates were delighted by their enforcers.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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There’s nothing that’s mechanized, that isn’t human-driven, which delights me.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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Investors chasing Asia’s artificial intelligence rally may want to look beyond the region’s top-performing stock markets and consider Japan instead, according to Barclays.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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If completed, Midtown Station would sit near a transit center that the developers want to use to establish a transportation hub connecting people throughout the area.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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On top of that, there aren't enough of them produced to satisfy carriers, as Boeing and Airbus ramp up output.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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Meta attempted to resolve the probe by charging rivals for access, but that didn't satisfy regulators, who threatened in April to force the company to reinstate access for free.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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But as the world wished her well, Catherine slowly began to recover.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
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So many things that [Brown] did that was good for our football team, and will wish him the best of luck.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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The visit will be Xi’s first to North Korea since 2019, and the latest overture from Beijing to warm a historical but often complicated relationship with its neighbor.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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The risk is not theoretical The dangers of hot, humid weather are not new to professional soccer players and tournament organizers, though the risks are getting more pronounced as the planet warms.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
4 June 2026
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The forest borders Yellowstone National Park and Bridger-Teton National Forest, so many choose to call it a home base during their treks to the aforementioned areas.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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There is a lot of tequila out there to choose from, and some brands—shockingly—don’t even have a celebrity, actor, or athlete backing them.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
6 June 2026
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More:Stellantis dealers glad Tavares is out, but now concern grows for the future Contact Jamie L. LaReau: [email protected].—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Detroit Free Press,
2 Dec. 2024
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Brunson shot 7-of-22 in the first three quarters, but went 5-of-9 to secure another clutch finish to will his team to its 12th consecutive postseason win.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2026
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The Heavy even willed the Brother Wallace stage name into existence.—
Selena Fragassi,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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“Please.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/please. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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