feelingly

Definition of feelinglynext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feelingly
Adverb
  • The focus was narrow, but thoughtfully executed; two weeks in, the museum even acquired a work that was long believed a false copy, but which was reattributed to Murillo by an art historian, causing a flurry of international headlines.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Our Top Makeup Brush Sets When the brushes are thoughtfully designed—think soft, dense fibers and sturdy handles—blending tends to be easier, and your makeup looks that much more polished.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • The story was subbed, luridly headlined, set in type, and fitted lovingly into the front page.
    Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Jacobs speaks candidly of a troubled childhood and lovingly about Fifth Avenue shopping trips with his grandmother, which inspired a feeling for fashion history and handicrafts.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Thankfully, Lombroso does so with ease, following the journeys of three different men, all with intriguing stories that the filmmaker navigates sensitively.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Another audience member sensitively played Sam, the narrator’s love of his life, a relationship that reveals the long-term toll of being raised by a parent suffering from suicidal depression.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • The viral post comes as survey data suggests many travelers are generally open to seat-switch requests when they are made considerately.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The new tool is meant to help shoppers and brands consume more considerately and specifically by cutting out the hassle and emissions of returns.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Withers makes Ledger, in his omnipresent orange Ford pickup truck, a soulfully hunky gentle giant.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The community is bolstered by Japanese Buddhist and Shinto beliefs that soulfully and spiritually tether humanity to the natural world.
    Malik Peay, Them., 15 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • Two of the emails to potential witnesses were the subjects of email strings associated with bloggers who have written extensively and sympathetically about Boyne.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026
  • But Thompson ends her story with Cabey and his mother, while Williams closes with an interview with Goetz, who is allowed to emerge, if not exactly sympathetically, then at least as a three-dimensional figure.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • The socialite is now a bailiff, Orsolya Ionescu (Eszter Tompa), who has a husband and three children, none of whom, mercifully, dies; the plight of the young and comfortable is not Jude’s concern.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Netflix’s domineering presence, one that permeated every corner of a typically sacred day at the ballpark, had mercifully evaporated.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • In this story the problem is treated intimately and compassionately by a woman who knows all about it.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Williams says the same approach can help caregivers respond more compassionately when someone with dementia expresses a mistaken belief, confusing idea, or hallucination.
    Brian Unger, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Feelingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feelingly. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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