1
as in delights
to give satisfaction to
fresh flowers please me greatly
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2
as in wants
to see fit
clearly, you are going to do as you please no matter what I advise
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Recent Examples of pleases
Ellie does a great job with Christian’s birthday cake, which pleases Ben.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
That creates healthy breadth readings and pleases professional stock pickers, though in the past has not been associated with strong index advances.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
To see so many moments where films have been getting such strong reactions from audiences and from critics really pleases me.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
His fervor for society pleases his mother Violet (Ruth Gemmell), but also frustrates her to the point of squeezing Penelope for information.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The new emphasis, and the current EPA’s view that economic interests should be critical to environmental rules, pleases many business groups.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
Something unusual might happen that pleases you.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
What is the thing that drives them, pleases them, hurts them?
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Igor scans the workbench, ultimately choosing a box of candies and mints, a delightfully absurd solution that still pleases his master.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
That creates healthy breadth readings and pleases professional stock pickers, though in the past has not been associated with strong index advances.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
To see so many moments where films have been getting such strong reactions from audiences and from critics really pleases me.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
His fervor for society pleases his mother Violet (Ruth Gemmell), but also frustrates her to the point of squeezing Penelope for information.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The new emphasis, and the current EPA’s view that economic interests should be critical to environmental rules, pleases many business groups.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
Something unusual might happen that pleases you.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
What is the thing that drives them, pleases them, hurts them?
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Igor scans the workbench, ultimately choosing a box of candies and mints, a delightfully absurd solution that still pleases his master.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleases
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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These breakfast delights might move you from the cinnamon roll camp into a whole different delight for your palate.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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The market wants to see material upside.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Rivas wants to be accessible to residents, defend voting access and expand public health.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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And Winnipeg must be able to provide the asset quality that satisfies the selling team.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The result is a cycle that satisfies legal definitions of accountability while leaving unresolved questions about whether training, culture and policy are doing enough to change outcomes.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The police dispatcher, who now wishes to remain anonymous, is a 22-year-old who's serving in the Navy Reserve.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Miss Manners only wishes everyone would calm down.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Geothermal water warms their homes and greenhouses, provides electricity, melts snow and ice, and heats the island’s outdoor pools, big and small, from underground.—
Lauren Breedlove,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
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As the weather warms and the first green shoots appear after the winter, many gardeners are eager to start tidying up their yard.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But the record of success in regime-change initiatives is sparse, especially when the nation seeking a revolution chooses to engage only from a distance.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2026
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Given the money swirling around the region, if the EU chooses to probe that particular element of the deal then it will be closely scrutinized, and could act as something of a test case for future deals.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The thing that amuses me the most?—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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In December, the two sat down in Exactly Right’s Burbank headquarters — a setting that still amuses them both.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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By virtue of its sheer scale, everything that gratifies us about submarine cables feels amplified a hundredfold in 2Africa; the same goes for everything that worries us.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
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