1
as in well
in a pleasing way
he's a nicely helpful child
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2
as in fine
in a satisfactory way
I'm doing nicely, and thanks for asking
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3
as in kindly
with good reason or courtesy
excuse yourself nicely and you should be fine
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Adverb
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Lead star Watts and Margaret Chernin executive produced the feature, as well.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025 -
Bradley Cooper, a huge Eagles fan, was at the game as well and even introduced the team.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Hyperlinks within the interview worked fine, although more would be helpful.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
4 Feb. 2025
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Adding around 300 episodes of the Comedy Central show to Warner’s inventory for mid-2020, the agreement with the then Viacom was to be paid in installments of about $25 million a quarter – which worked out fine until early this year.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Offering an advantage Although there are plenty of adorable videos of dogs and cats behaving kindly with each other or their human companions, historically compassion has differentiated humans from animals.—
Tara Sonenshine,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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After learning that Stewart likes a partner to treat her kindly, Barrymore began to cheekily rub the shoulder, causing Stewart to roll her eyes and give her a little push.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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Thomas has played great in her first season at Hammond Central after transferring from Illinois power Bolingbrook.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Various team members have had this printer (or a similar model) from Brother for a combined decades, and these things are largely holding up great.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
2 Feb. 2025
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Ours is set in a modern world while subverting the audiences expectations given the character has personified good since its inception.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 May 2024
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Ethics and dangers are obvious concerns, but it shouldn’t be overlooked that AI has the potential to do profound good beyond pithy conversation with some chatbot.—
Steven Aquino,
Forbes,
13 Nov. 2023
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Nearly everyone appreciated the tasteful and well-appointed interior, as understated as it is finely crafted.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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The material consists mainly of finely ground marble, obtained as an otherwise-unwanted waste product from quarries.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
25 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Luxury, in Mukherjee’s view, is anything that is made beautifully by hand without regard to time—the ultimate resource.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2025
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Instead, Tanya ends up massacring the entire boat — absurdly, hilariously, beautifully — with a gun with her eyes closed.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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That would have gifted us with a wonderfully fresh and enticing Super Bowl combatant.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
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Silk blend mules are just delicate enough to be unexpected but still wonderfully balanced.—
Kerry Pieri,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2025
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