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
The new emphasis, and the current EPA’s view that economic interests should be critical to environmental rules, pleases many business groups.
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Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
Something unusual might happen that pleases you.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Cue the rattling of sabers and gnashing of teeth — until a deal is done that pleases (and displeases) both parties.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
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
Our project, after the rule and collapse of the Hamas-ISIS government, is to secure the people and move them through the transitional phase … to civilian institutions that govern in a way that pleases God, far from their personal interests.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Everything about it pleases me, from the correctness of all the enclitic marks upward, to the astonishing lambency of the whole.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
Something unusual might happen that pleases you.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Cue the rattling of sabers and gnashing of teeth — until a deal is done that pleases (and displeases) both parties.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
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
Our project, after the rule and collapse of the Hamas-ISIS government, is to secure the people and move them through the transitional phase … to civilian institutions that govern in a way that pleases God, far from their personal interests.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Everything about it pleases me, from the correctness of all the enclitic marks upward, to the astonishing lambency of the whole.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 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.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2026
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Every year, the actor surprises and delights us with her choice of costume, paying homage to Pamela Anderson one year and channeling Queen Amidala the next.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Biological factors are also something the APA wants to incorporate better into the DSM.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Not everyone can afford or wants to pay for an expensive pair of noise-canceling headphones, especially if they only get used during air travel.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The trial court now will have to resolve whether the Salvation Army’s work therapy satisfies this two-part test.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Wrestling satisfies a natural need for performance and competition.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2026
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Demna embedded his Chinese New Year wishes within a series of La Famiglia campaigns.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Community members can send balloons and Valentine wishes to residents of the DuPage Care Center in Wheaton as part of an annual Valentine’s Day fundraiser.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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If possible, keep the car plugged in while the battery warms so the energy used comes from the grid, according to Axios.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Emergency heat turns off the normal heat pump and warms your home through heating coils, according to Precision Comfort Systems.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But these events unfold with minimal theatrics — the film’s most shocking development takes place entirely off-screen — as Meeks chooses instead to focus on their aftermath, bathing it in the cool blue light of early morning.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2026
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Thierry chooses to harvest his fruit a bit early to maintain freshness and pronounced fruit flavors, and his winemaking choice is very evident in this delicious Cabernet Franc.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
22 Jan. 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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Zoë has been Artemis' right-hand warrior for more than 2,000 years, giving her a more serious nature that amuses modern demigods.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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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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“Pleases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleases. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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