tenderly

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At last, those feelings are tenderly communicated here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

But it’s what the film does with the handsome Kryptonian in the red boots that captures the viewer’s heart and holds it, tenderly, until the credits roll.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

The second image shows Meghan tenderly cradling the princess as a newborn following her birth in 2021.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

But the show, subtitled “a story ballet of enlightenment in two immoral acts,” is choreographed — humorously, violently, roughly, tenderly — within an inch of its life.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2024

As Hector went back to the battle he turned aside to see once more, perhaps for the last time, the wife he tenderly loved, Andromache, and his son Astyanax.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton