1
as in nicely
in a pleasing way
the graduation party went splendidly
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as in bright
in a manner marked by the shining or reflecting of much light
the windjammer's splendidly white sails billowed against a deep blue sky
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Recent Examples of splendidly
Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis got along splendidly on the set of Black Swan — despite director Darren Aronofsky's best efforts.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
And talking of hackers and Windows, both came together rather splendidly in Las Vegas at the Black Hat hacking conference where it was demonstrated how the Windows Hello facial recognition sign-in security could be bypassed by a threat actor injecting their own images into the process.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
And talking of hackers and Windows, both came together rather splendidly in Las Vegas at the Black Hat hacking conference where it was demonstrated how the Windows Hello facial recognition sign-in security could be bypassed by a threat actor injecting their own images into the process.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splendidly
Adverb
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This worked nicely in my open living room and now serves as the focal point of the space, with a set of two accent chairs completing the floating furniture layout.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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And all the various mysteries come to a head in the final two episodes and are wrapped up nicely.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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This buttery-soft duo features a pullover half-zip sweatshirt and a pair of elastic waistband sweatpants that look great worn together or separately.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Sep. 2025
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Despite the chaos at Newark, the internal systems for United ran great, said Harteveldt.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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Behind them were two rows of brightly colored kayaks emerging from the low-lying fog.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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Zones 3-9 The brightly colored flowers of Oriental poppies (Papaver orientale), with their delicate, papery petals, bloom in mid to late spring, sometimes until early summer.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
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The historic buildings are a step back in time but the boutiques, bars, and eateries are deliciously fresh and up to date.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Saint Laurent’s velvety soft suede is deliciously luxurious in every sense.—
Lauren Alexis Fisher,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Miller often called well into the evening, Dudek said, to chastise him about anything the press had reported that day that had caught the administration off guard.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Natural fabrics like cotton and wool, however, are best left to the pros.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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The seafood towers are delightfully tall, gleaming with mussels and smoked fish dip.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Prince Edward County is delightfully bikable and walkable, especially along the Millennium Trail and town cores.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Each character’s hangups and drive are finely drawn throughout.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
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Adverbs that pertain to cutting are also super important, like thinly, coarsely, or finely.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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To that end, here’s a selection of the best (and most enjoyably bad) literary film and TV coming to streaming services this month.—
Emily Temple
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Splendidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splendidly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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