1
as in delights
to give satisfaction to
fresh flowers please me greatly
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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
This savory and sweet jam is easy to make and pleases a crowd.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
There’s almost never a solution that pleases everyone.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Style is subjective, so decide which pleases your eyes.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2026
Of all the aspects that stand out about the Los Angeles Football Club’s impressive start to 2026, the players’ competitiveness pleases head coach Marc Dos Santos the most.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
Creative fire rises as the nurturing Moon enters Aries and gleams within your 5th House of Creativity, encouraging bold self-expression in whichever way most pleases your heart.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2026
But a little later, Laura asks to stay with this good Samaritan rather than go with the EMTs, an arrangement that clearly pleases Betty.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Ellie does a great job with Christian’s birthday cake, which pleases Ben.
—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
Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
There’s almost never a solution that pleases everyone.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Style is subjective, so decide which pleases your eyes.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2026
Of all the aspects that stand out about the Los Angeles Football Club’s impressive start to 2026, the players’ competitiveness pleases head coach Marc Dos Santos the most.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
Creative fire rises as the nurturing Moon enters Aries and gleams within your 5th House of Creativity, encouraging bold self-expression in whichever way most pleases your heart.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2026
But a little later, Laura asks to stay with this good Samaritan rather than go with the EMTs, an arrangement that clearly pleases Betty.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Ellie does a great job with Christian’s birthday cake, which pleases Ben.
—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
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.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
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Sweet woodruff also delights the senses with fragrant, white spring flowers opening in loose bundles above whorls of glossy green foliage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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But the status quo is upended by the arrival of Kyra Marshall (Anika Noni Rose), a woman with young kids who wants a stop sign for safety reasons.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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India wants to diversify its sourcing away from China in these sectors, Malik said, adding that shipbuilding and automotive steel are further areas of interest to India.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
21 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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For those partial to a glaze, a drizzle of maple syrup at the end satisfies anyone who loves a sweet finish.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2026
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These mining projects depend heavily on the efficiency and expertise of ANC contractors operating through the 8(a) program — the one Hegseth wishes to dismantle.—
Kelly Sloan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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Thank you everyone for all the love and birthday wishes.—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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As the largest Arctic power, Russia is making a concerted play to capitalize as the region warms three to four times faster than the rest of the planet.—
Alan Crawford,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
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Relief might come this summer in the form of El Niño, the weather phenomenon that warms the ocean surface in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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It is set in the summer of 1977 after Victoria Leonard’s world changes forever when Caitlin Somers chooses her as a friend.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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Needham Research analyst Laura Martin also suggested that advertising could be much higher if Apple chooses to go down that path, but Ternus could also use Apple’s $67 billion or so in cash to other, more ambitious use-cases.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And Griffin Hanson amuses in several small roles.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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The thing that amuses me the most?—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 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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“Pleases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleases. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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