as in nicely
in a pleasing way
a sweetly silly summer movie
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Recent Examples of sweetly
Her son Aire was pictured wearing a gray hooded tracksuit top and sweetly smiled for a selfie with his mom while sitting on her lap inside the plane.
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Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Sugar is sweetly naive, but never dumb; her falling for the act can be taken as a sign of her big-heartedness, her willingness to suspend suspicion in favor of extending the benefit of the doubt.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 June 2026
In one snapshot, Vergara sweetly posed with her dog, Amore.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 25 May 2026
While speaking with Fox News Digital on the red carpet, the couple sweetly bounced thoughts off one another while reflecting on their whirlwind wedding week and settling into married life.
—Danielle Minnetian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
This is not only a hit with the kids, but with the adults in the room who are sweetly sentimental about their favorite kid beverage.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
The handmade empanadas, some stuffed with organic pork and avocados, some sweetly filled with cheese custard, are unlike other finds on the road.
—Heide Brandes, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2026
Charles Melton sweetly dedicated an award to his wife and newborn daughter, deviating from his famously private nature.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 10 May 2026
The seven other entries read as sweetly.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Sugar is sweetly naive, but never dumb; her falling for the act can be taken as a sign of her big-heartedness, her willingness to suspend suspicion in favor of extending the benefit of the doubt.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 June 2026
In one snapshot, Vergara sweetly posed with her dog, Amore.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 25 May 2026
While speaking with Fox News Digital on the red carpet, the couple sweetly bounced thoughts off one another while reflecting on their whirlwind wedding week and settling into married life.
—Danielle Minnetian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
This is not only a hit with the kids, but with the adults in the room who are sweetly sentimental about their favorite kid beverage.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
The handmade empanadas, some stuffed with organic pork and avocados, some sweetly filled with cheese custard, are unlike other finds on the road.
—Heide Brandes, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2026
Charles Melton sweetly dedicated an award to his wife and newborn daughter, deviating from his famously private nature.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 10 May 2026
The seven other entries read as sweetly.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetly
Adverb
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The alternately suspenseful and silly scene nicely sets up the tone for this new season, which is infused with references to classic Westerns as much as screwball comedies.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Each medicine is individually packaged, and the whole kit is small enough to fit nicely in your purse or backpack.—
Chantelle Kincy,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
Adverb
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The Events Hall at Ian’s chapel once was part of the underground railroad system and belonged to an Amish community in Ohio; the history runs deliciously deep and diverse here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Before kick-off, the situation was deliciously complex, with a huge amount of movement possible, and different competitions up for grabs.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
Adverb
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The service Warm, personal, yet delightfully unfussed.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The attached cocktail lounge keeps the brandy Old-Fashioneds flowing long after breakfast ends and even features an 18-foot shuffleboard table that feels delightfully stuck in another era.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Midwest Living,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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Well, Lila's off doing great now.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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These same resentments likely erupted in the murder of Clapham and in the solidarity a great many local people felt with the Panis woman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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Look closer, and the business side is in focus for the Koreans as well.—
Justina Lee,Lisa Kim,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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The Rattlesnake Bar is well known with the locals as a buzzy place to enjoy Dean's Margarita and some Two-Bite Lobster Tacos while listening to live music in a relaxed yet refined environment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
Adverb
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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,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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There’s one enjoyably oddball visual when Passenger Man disrupts a cozy projector-and-canopy movie night in the forest and suddenly the faces of Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn are on trees everywhere as mayhem ensues.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
Adverb
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For management teams charged with clearing a path through uncertainty and volatility, there are few resources as flexible and finely tuned.—
Serguei Netessine,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Transfer spices to a mortar and pestle and crush until finely ground.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 May 2026
Adverb
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With a laugh, the British native charmingly embraces any international dissonances in play.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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For the full story, stop into the Musée Frédéric Dumas at the old port, a charmingly lo-fi museum with original diving equipment on display.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
25 May 2026
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“Sweetly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetly. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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