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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On Memorial Day weekend in 2023, Fritz was well enough to enjoy a visit from Wolfe ― the pair's first meetup in about three years, his former co-star says.—
Courtney Crowder, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
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The song starts off with Wallen’s thoughts of how Indigo will grow to learn more about the life his father has led to this point — surely, the incredible career accomplishments, but the low points as well.—
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For your home, though, plain soap and water will often work just fine.—
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That worked fine during the regular season, but as the stakes increased, the team’s results suffered for its lack of a dependable scorer.—
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Other characters included Henry Reagan (Len Cariou), Frank's kindly father and the former commissioner; Eddie Janko-Reagan (Vanessa Ray), a police officer and Jamie's wife; Det.—
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Hugh kindly lent me a couple of his shirts from the first films.—
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The answer: Find something focused on functionality that will look great assembled as one piece or broken down into big, comfy seats around the house.—
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When Durant, 36, sat down with Rogal for Netflix's new documentary Court of Gold following Team USA's gold medal finish at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the basketball great gave one of his most emotional interviews ever.—
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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.—
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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.—
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More recently, the medical-entrepreneurial bug took her back to early stage biopharma, and in particular, precision medicine treatments that can be tailored more finely to patient biology.—
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Very finely laced foliage complements flowers that are mostly sky blue but occasionally royal blue.—
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Luxury, in Mukherjee’s view, is anything that is made beautifully by hand without regard to time—the ultimate resource.—
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Denis Villeneuve did that so beautifully while staying true to his vision and his voice.—
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And it’s all supposed to be wonderfully inspirational, no less.—
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And don't forget about wonderfully poignant Sandra (Kaliko Kauahi), who gets a romantic triangle subplot and a fiery new dedication to union-building.—
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“Nicely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nicely. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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