as in nicely
in a pleasing way
a sweetly silly summer movie
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Recent Examples of sweetly
Hilaria sweetly wrote in her caption.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Law and Coan were captured sitting at a table together inside the gala, with the actor leaning over at one point with a smile to tell his wife something and sweetly caressing her back.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Twenty-five years have passed since Paul Scholes met David Beckham’s corner so sweetly on the edge of the Bradford City penalty area that Matt Clarke stood no chance in the home goal.
—Max Mathews, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Jun’s aunt and uncle, Eleanor Rigby and Hey Jude, are sweetly careening through their own soundtrack, in their own dance-time, her cheek resting on his chest, his cheek resting atop her head.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Travis Kelce is sweetly opening up about the parallels between Taylor Swift and Mama Kelce.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The sparks are instant for Anna and Lily’s dad Eric (Manny Jacinto), and a zippy montage races us through their speedy romance, straight into an autumn wedding that, like many things in Ganatra’s film, sweetly echoes the original.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Law and Coan were captured sitting at a table together inside the gala, with the actor leaning over at one point with a smile to tell his wife something and sweetly caressing her back.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Twenty-five years have passed since Paul Scholes met David Beckham’s corner so sweetly on the edge of the Bradford City penalty area that Matt Clarke stood no chance in the home goal.
—Max Mathews, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Jun’s aunt and uncle, Eleanor Rigby and Hey Jude, are sweetly careening through their own soundtrack, in their own dance-time, her cheek resting on his chest, his cheek resting atop her head.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Travis Kelce is sweetly opening up about the parallels between Taylor Swift and Mama Kelce.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The sparks are instant for Anna and Lily’s dad Eric (Manny Jacinto), and a zippy montage races us through their speedy romance, straight into an autumn wedding that, like many things in Ganatra’s film, sweetly echoes the original.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetly
Adverb
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Parker supplies a ready solution that nicely dovetails with Kennedy’s hostility toward vaccines, and pharmaceutical interventions against disease in general.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Blunt could emerge as a strong supporting actress contender, in a category that hasn’t presented a standout frontrunner yet, and could pair nicely with Johnson’s big run.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Over the years, Origins has built a roster of skin-care staples that have earned a loyal following and plenty of editor love, like nourishing cleansing balms, hardworking chemical peels, and deliciously scented body lotions.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
12 Sep. 2025
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And that’s especially true when a demon as insidious as Doma or brutal as Akaza steps into frame (special shout-out to the deliciously cruel and twisted sympathy Doma shares for his opponent Shinobu Kocho during their fight).—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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As a result, some of the winners were delightfully surprising.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Starbucks version of the drink is delightfully simple yet indulgent.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The Beatles great last entertained Chicago in July 2017.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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So everything was working great.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Adolescence was a big winner on the night, also taking best limited series as well as Erin Doherty winning best supporting actress and Owen Cooper becoming the youngest-ever winner for best supporting actor in a limited series.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Rogen is best known for his comedy roles in Knocked-Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express, 40-Year-Old-Virgin.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Spearheaded by the costume designer Missy Mickens, the film, which is also Rachael’s feature debut, showcases Brooklyn fashion enjoyably.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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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
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Each character’s hangups and drive are finely drawn throughout.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
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Adverbs that pertain to cutting are also super important, like thinly, coarsely, or finely.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That shows Davidson freaking out about meeting the queen in order to accept his MBE, finding his inner strength with the help of Dottie to entering the grand hall with a vulgar outburst and charmingly apologizing.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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But these charmingly casual houses, many of them centuries old, come with a rigid spatial order that is antithetical to modern lifestyles.—
Joseph Giovannini,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Sweetly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetly. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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