as in nicely
in a pleasing way
a sweetly silly summer movie
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Recent Examples of sweetly
Charles Melton sweetly dedicated an award to his wife and newborn daughter, deviating from his famously private nature.
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 10 May 2026
The seven other entries read as sweetly.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
But Serkis’ sweetly queasy film can’t reconcile with the brutality of Orwell’s original writing.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
These easy-care vines will bring your patio to life with their sweetly scented spring flowers.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
Brittany shared some vacation snaps from the trip, which showed the family sweetly twinning in red.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Over pinwheeling synths, Mahesh inhabits her narrator’s misplaced longing with gooey, heart-eyed delusion and sweetly pathetic determination.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
The pair’s initially flirty, then sweetly platonic bond helps anchor the show, all while Dylan has been on her own journey of temporarily running her underfunded department while the miserable Dean Vincent Riggs (Alan Ruck) recovers from a heart attack.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Continuing her suede streak, my mom sent me the link to these retro-feeling sneakers that would pair sweetly with anything from wide-leg jeans to a sundress.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 10 May 2026
The seven other entries read as sweetly.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
But Serkis’ sweetly queasy film can’t reconcile with the brutality of Orwell’s original writing.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
These easy-care vines will bring your patio to life with their sweetly scented spring flowers.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
Brittany shared some vacation snaps from the trip, which showed the family sweetly twinning in red.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Over pinwheeling synths, Mahesh inhabits her narrator’s misplaced longing with gooey, heart-eyed delusion and sweetly pathetic determination.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
The pair’s initially flirty, then sweetly platonic bond helps anchor the show, all while Dylan has been on her own journey of temporarily running her underfunded department while the miserable Dean Vincent Riggs (Alan Ruck) recovers from a heart attack.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Continuing her suede streak, my mom sent me the link to these retro-feeling sneakers that would pair sweetly with anything from wide-leg jeans to a sundress.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetly
Adverb
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Either way, Netflix respectfully disagrees with the honorable gentleman from the former Republic of Texas, to put it nicely.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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The hardwood floors throughout are nicely maintained with thin beams and decorative borders.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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This root veggie is known for its deliciously sweet, earthy flavor and high vitamin C content.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
1 May 2026
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Someone once thought that butter, brown sugar, and pineapple should cook together at the bottom of a cast-iron skillet to make a deliciously gooey topping for a cake when flipped over.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The kitchen is spacious with room enough for an island and a delightfully functional walk-in pantry.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
11 May 2026
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Inside, the open-concept layout of the Airbnb makes the space feel delightfully airy and breezy.—
Kimberley Mok,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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But manage again when the Yankees great known as Donnie Baseball was about to turn 65?—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Jack Nicholson appeared in a rare photo as the cinema great turned 89.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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That doesn’t bode well for summer road trip plans.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
15 May 2026
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Several other concerns were raised during the roughly three-hour hearing, including questions about how to best protect visitors and participants from federal immigration raids.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 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,
30 Apr. 2026
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Chatting with the peddler Rutherford Selig (Bradley Stryker, enjoyably channeling Deadwood), Bynum casually unzips the surface of reality and dips into the waters below.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Recipe information Mix 1 shallot, finely chopped, juice of 1 lime, and a pinch of kosher salt in a bowl and let sit.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 May 2026
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Even then the metal was sanded finely and in the Lucca’s case the radiator and spoked wheels were fitted with covers for improved aerodynamics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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After a run of delightfully strange and charmingly shaggy studio albums (beginning with 1996’s Fuzzy Logic), the Welsh quintet seemed to call it a day.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
4 May 2026
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Her apartment is lined with charmingly immoderate stacks of books, and morning coffee steams in a Yaddo mug.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Sweetly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetly. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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