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Recent Examples of tenderly
The woman has since adopted the kitten—who turned out to be a boy—and shared sweet updates, including videos of him being tenderly bottle-fed.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
On the director’s cue, Mary Berry was tenderly extricated from her thermal gilet and the floor was purged of its few dozen researchers, home economists, sound recordists, camera operators, technicians, producers, and researchers.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Embraced tenderly by her flabby yet tenacious arms, all was good.
—Nadine Hack, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The reflection on language, image and sound also unfolds in the evolution of the voice-over, which turns into children’s cries, folk songs passed down from mother to child, and accounts of violence and sacrifice spoken tenderly.
—Cátia Rodrigues, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Oh, to be a tomato and/or tomato flower being tenderly and gently fingered by Dame Helen Mirren.
—James Factora, Them., 13 Aug. 2025
Since no protein cooks the same, and vegetables react tenderly to the flames, getting used to the nuances of grilling requires intimate knowledge of the grilling surface itself.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
On the director’s cue, Mary Berry was tenderly extricated from her thermal gilet and the floor was purged of its few dozen researchers, home economists, sound recordists, camera operators, technicians, producers, and researchers.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Embraced tenderly by her flabby yet tenacious arms, all was good.
—Nadine Hack, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The reflection on language, image and sound also unfolds in the evolution of the voice-over, which turns into children’s cries, folk songs passed down from mother to child, and accounts of violence and sacrifice spoken tenderly.
—Cátia Rodrigues, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Oh, to be a tomato and/or tomato flower being tenderly and gently fingered by Dame Helen Mirren.
—James Factora, Them., 13 Aug. 2025
Since no protein cooks the same, and vegetables react tenderly to the flames, getting used to the nuances of grilling requires intimate knowledge of the grilling surface itself.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenderly
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Another photo focused on the sonogram images, while the last shot showed Dawson and Sykes gazing lovingly at one another, while Iris stood next to them in front of the ocean.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The first engagement photo shows Travis proposing on bended knee as Swift lovingly rests one hand on his face.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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After being disregarded during a question about the Black Lives Matter movement, Ayo Edebiri handled the exclusion most graciously— and answered the question anyway.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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My wife, a nonfan, graciously joined me, reading material in hand, at games in cities such as Boston, Houston, New York and Los Angeles when our summer vacation travels coincided with Sox visits.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Vance Joseph tried outfitting himself in a modest tone, even if his unit hasn’t exactly acted benevolently toward its training camp counterpart.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Aug. 2025
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Twist the powertrain mode knob to Track, watch the digital dash retract itself to give you a cleaner view, then activate Launch mode via a console button, and prepare to have your sense of speed lightly warped.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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His daughter did not get off so lightly.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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While the initial criticism could’ve been framed more kindly, turning the tables is hardly an effective way to rectify the situation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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But Thursday night’s defeat won’t reflect kindly on Boise State once the College Football Playoff committee begins ranking teams in November — not unless BSU piled up nothing but wins until then.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Tenderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenderly. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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