as in pleasant
giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses
although she flashed a dulcet smile, she was secretly seething with resentment
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Recent Examples of dulcet
Buffett and Harris keep that original energy while smoothing out some of the edges, most notably substituting the tender creak of the original song’s violin (played by Scarlet Rivera) for the dulcet plunk of the steelpan drum.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
The first teaser for Distant Lands featured the soft, dulcet tones of BMO singing a song, as performed by voice actor Niki Yang, and the clip reveals more of the on-screen tune.
—EW.com, 11 June 2020
Somewhere, a Bluetooth speaker was stashed away and playing the kind of soft, dulcet melodies heard in expensive spas.
—New York Times, 6 Dec. 2019
But inside and down a few stairs, there is faint, dulcet chanting piped through speakers.
—Kaya Laterman, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2017
The dulcet tones of Kylie Jenner's secret album made with input from Kanye and Tyga?
—Sarah Lindig, Cosmopolitan, 12 June 2015
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
The first teaser for Distant Lands featured the soft, dulcet tones of BMO singing a song, as performed by voice actor Niki Yang, and the clip reveals more of the on-screen tune.
—EW.com, 11 June 2020
Somewhere, a Bluetooth speaker was stashed away and playing the kind of soft, dulcet melodies heard in expensive spas.
—New York Times, 6 Dec. 2019
But inside and down a few stairs, there is faint, dulcet chanting piped through speakers.
—Kaya Laterman, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2017
The dulcet tones of Kylie Jenner's secret album made with input from Kanye and Tyga?
—Sarah Lindig, Cosmopolitan, 12 June 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dulcet
Adjective
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What might have been a pleasant interlude turned into an unhappy five-year-old and another frustrating exercise requiring far more customer effort than necessary.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The series expands the universe in a pleasant, mostly unobtrusive fashion, with one-off episodes and fun guest stars like Terry Crews, Embeth Davidtz, Anthony Edwards, and, in its best episode, Parker Posey and Jillian Bell.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Foreman retired from the sweet science for good in 1997.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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Holloway made a long stretch pass to advance the puck up ice, and Broberg made a terrific read to gallop up the ice to turn it into a two-on-one and pulled off a sweet move to his backhand to clinch the 2 points.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Here are a few delightful spring activities to try in the next few weeks, from spotting migrant birds in your backyard to building your own container garden.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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Baez was a delightful guest this week in late night.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The event will feature live rockabilly and early rock & roll music, delicious light bites, live plein air painters, an auction and more.—
Encinitas Advocate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Keep an eye out for a venue with a long line of residents outside—a surefire indicator of the delicious food that awaits, worthy of your precious port time.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Bon Appétit,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Between something that felt safer, more glamorous and more crowd pleasing, versus something that was a bit more potentially controversial, or something that some people might understand or not understand.—
Alison Edmond,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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Neural nets are getting better and better at putting together elements to form a result that’s pleasing to humans.—
David Galef,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Suede bags are still everywhere and a nice commercial proposal adapted to many trends.—
Sandra Salibian,
WWD,
17 Mar. 2025
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The sound quality is crisp and full-bodied, with a nice bass punch, and the Immersive Audio feature adds a fun, spatial touch to your listening.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The heavenly duvet cover is just as it’s described—absolutely heavenly!—
Sarah Boyd,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Once the sun sets, the sky twinkles with a seemingly infinite number of heavenly lights.—
Jason Chau,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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It’s been so satisfying watching all these actors reprise their roles in this reboot, but Bernthal’s Punisher is and always has been a knockout.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2025
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Without going into spoilers, Yasuke’s conclusion is satisfying, but Naoe’s is more anticlimactic.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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