1
as in delights
to give satisfaction to
fresh flowers please me greatly
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2
as in wants
to see fit
clearly, you are going to do as you please no matter what I advise
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Recent Examples of pleases
Our project, after the rule and collapse of the Hamas-ISIS government, is to secure the people and move them through the transitional phase … to civilian institutions that govern in a way that pleases God, far from their personal interests.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Everything about it pleases me, from the correctness of all the enclitic marks upward, to the astonishing lambency of the whole.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Sports events, social outings, movies, the theater, fun get-togethers, playful activities with kids – do whatever pleases you and brings you joy.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Everything about it pleases me, from the correctness of all the enclitic marks upward, to the astonishing lambency of the whole.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Sports events, social outings, movies, the theater, fun get-togethers, playful activities with kids – do whatever pleases you and brings you joy.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleases
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sternbeck says the variety of spaces and activities creates a Halloween celebration that truly delights all ages, leading to genuine conversations and shared nostalgic experiences.—
Kristen Tribe,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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An offense that wants to be in 12 personnel as often as the Commanders do (on about 24 percent of offensive snaps since the start of last season) had to build a tight ends room where players weren’t just carbon copies, but had above-average traits in areas that complemented one another.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Politically or electorally speaking, Maoism could hardly be less relevant in this day and age—no one wants egalitarian totalitarianism anymore than (most) people want fascism.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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Waukesha County cheers key step in the process For Waukesha County, Boardman's statement satisfies officials' hope that state transportation leaders are at least acknowledging the importance of I-94 locally and are following the steps necessary to make a project happen at some point.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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As part of a plea agreement, prosecution was deferred on an additional charge for menacing so long as White commits no new violations over the next two years and satisfies a number of conditions, including issuing a public apology to the victim, Adam Weatherford.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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Ross' Happy Days costar, Henry Winkler, also shared his birthday wishes for the actress, reposting a photo of her previously shared on Twitter.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Good luck if one of your holiday wishes is to dine at 1587 Prime, the upscale steakhouse recently opened in Kansas City by Chiefs superstars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Oct. 2025
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This explosive strengthening is happening more often as the world warms due to fossil fuel pollution.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Your carrots, beets, turnips, parsnips, and rutabagas will be fine through a light frost, and may keep growing if the weather warms.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
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Zuriguel chooses a spot on the corner where the crowd is denser.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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God chooses the pope, not cardinals, my barista says.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Zoë has been Artemis' right-hand warrior for more than 2,000 years, giving her a more serious nature that amuses modern demigods.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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By virtue of its sheer scale, everything that gratifies us about submarine cables feels amplified a hundredfold in 2Africa; the same goes for everything that worries us.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Pleases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleases. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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