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as in dimly
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as in sluggishly
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Recent Examples of dully
For a dully cynical take on the OnlyFans economy, there’s Euphoria, but for a more affirming consideration, Margo is well worth the subscription.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
If people in the old days really talked so slowly and dully, more would have died of boredom than of disease.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
If people in the old days really talked so slowly and dully, more would have died of boredom than of disease.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dully
Adverb
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Darkness Looms Streetlights glow dimly near the entrance to the Havana Bay Tunnel, which connects Old Havana to Havana del Este, on March 7.—
Thomas E. Franklin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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The cavernous lobby is quiet and dimly lit.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
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Polaritons move relatively sluggishly—around 100 times slower than the speed of light.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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He was beaten from distance for the first goal, moving sluggishly as a shot dropped into his far corner.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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This is the year that the Bob Baker Marionettes — whose hipster cred and general renown increased when the theater moved to Highland Park from its longtime home tucked obscurely west of downtown — played Coachella.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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There’s a novella of a wine list, with by-the-glass options obscurely scrawled on a mirror above the bar.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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The beats lazily play into aughts pastiche, ignoring the 15 years of mutation that have morphed trap into plugg, rage, drill, and SahBabii.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
21 Apr. 2026
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Wild antelope prance freely while bison lazily graze in pastures.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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The music came back on, and the men danced somberly to wedding music.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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Joseph and his supporters were clad in green and white and marched somberly to the election council’s headquarters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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For minimal pay, the démineurs face death daily, lethargically; their work is so methodical, and its payoff so distant, that no one really celebrates them.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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The spouses correct each other’s grammar, natter about a razor, idly wonder if Martin might have Alzheimer’s.—
Steven Winn,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Their comments build on a large body of evidence documented by journalists, activists and Palestinians that show Israeli soldiers supporting or standing idly by as Israeli settlers attack Palestinians or encroach on their land.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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At least four officers stood by during the assaults, while two others halfheartedly attempted to break them up.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The rise of disco in the mid-1970s prompted too many soul-music greats to halfheartedly jump on the bandwagon.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Dully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dully. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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