solicitously

Definition of solicitouslynext

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Adverb
  • Scorsese shoots them beautifully and deferentially.
    Matt Weinstock, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Princess Bride is superbly planned and deferentially orchestrated — its theme fits its telling.
    Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The scene plays out as if the actors are politely averting their eyes while performing, without conjuring the deep moral revulsion Wolfe and LaChiusa might’ve intended.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
  • To even the score, Weir’s novel describes ammonia-breathing Rocky as smelling like cat pee, an aside the script politely omits.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Residents should speak up — clearly, respectfully and urgently.
    Randy Linville, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Mike always conducted himself respectfully and with care for those around him.
    S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Having traded his signature smocks and fedora for a black tuxedo and shiny Oxfords, Schnabel bowed gallantly to the crowd and embraced Isaac and his cast throughout the ovation.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • SmartCard is a super slim tracking card that fits discreetly into any wallet, purse or bag.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Another document revealed that Hoover had ordered agents to discreetly investigate every Black student union at every college and university in the country, Medsger wrote.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Analysts also think CoreWeave is financing its massive capex plans prudently.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
  • China's ambassador on disarmament, Shen Jian, did not directly address DiNanno's charge but said Beijing had always acted prudently and responsibly on nuclear issues.
    Reuters, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Rather than trying to cram in too much, Irontown Modular has sensibly kept things nice and simple inside, and this helps lend the space an open and spacious appearance.
    Adam Williams March 03, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Ukraine sensibly sees firm security guarantees as the necessary starting point to ensure that any territorial concessions don’t become a foothold from which Russia can simply resume its attack.
    Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • The Yale Repertory Theatre is using a 2019 adaptation by Frank Galati, which takes the standard Derek Prouse translation which has been around nearly as long as Ionesco original French script and trims it judiciously for maximum theatrical impact.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But the director there was Ridley Scott, and his streamlined professionalism kept the comic and the cosmic judiciously in check.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Solicitously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solicitously. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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