Gently
Gently adverb - In a gentle manner.
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Pleasantly and gently are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pleasantly" instead an adverb "Gently".
Pleasantly
Pleasantly adverb - In a pleasing way.
Gently and pleasantly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gently" instead an adverb "Pleasantly".
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When he gently scans her brain for any information he can find, she unexpectedly uses the open mental link to explore his mind in turn — once again pleasantly surprising the Doctor, but finding nothing that could protect her from the inevitable entrance of the robots later on in her life.
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