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Recent Examples of faintly
In the new film, Jackson is played by his nephew Jaafar, with a faintly familiar smile and highly familiar dance moves.
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Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The fans faintly begin chanting his name, then their voices disappear into a hush.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Most faintly resemble, if at all, truly grassroots movements.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
This was a black one with blotches faintly outlined in pale yellow, a beautiful but deadly looking animal.
—Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
The architecture is predominantly grand Victorian villas in candy-box lilacs and creams, their aged wooden panels faintly reminiscent of a Norwegian coastal town.
—Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
The pillow beneath my head is flat and smells faintly of disinfectant.
—Liz Koch, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026
Thickened with a little potato and flavored with leeks, shallot, white wine, and the faintly anise-y herb tarragon, this sleeper hit of a soup is subtle, springy, and unexpectedly special.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 1 Apr. 2026
The effect grew dream-like, almost David Lynchian, like an AM radio playing faintly at two in the morning, tuning in nothing but forgotten early rock ‘n’ roll singles and rockabilly and a little country.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The fans faintly begin chanting his name, then their voices disappear into a hush.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Most faintly resemble, if at all, truly grassroots movements.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
This was a black one with blotches faintly outlined in pale yellow, a beautiful but deadly looking animal.
—Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
The architecture is predominantly grand Victorian villas in candy-box lilacs and creams, their aged wooden panels faintly reminiscent of a Norwegian coastal town.
—Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
The pillow beneath my head is flat and smells faintly of disinfectant.
—Liz Koch, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026
Thickened with a little potato and flavored with leeks, shallot, white wine, and the faintly anise-y herb tarragon, this sleeper hit of a soup is subtle, springy, and unexpectedly special.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 1 Apr. 2026
The effect grew dream-like, almost David Lynchian, like an AM radio playing faintly at two in the morning, tuning in nothing but forgotten early rock ‘n’ roll singles and rockabilly and a little country.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faintly
Adverb
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The 30-year-old didn’t face that battle head on to attend the country music festival quietly either.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Catching up on spring cleaning just got easier with this quietly clever shelf.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Heathcliff’s racial ambiguity — so central to the novel’s violence and otherness — is feebly erased.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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One man aboard the boat knew how to navigate the mangroves and sandbars of the keys, and with the late summer sun beating down on the rafters, the boat pushed out feebly into the open ocean.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Even with its unnecessary detours, Singing reaches this wild reverie in the end—a voice reclaimed to report, softly, from the fathomless depths of the human experience.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
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Sylvia, my copilot, snores softly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Kempe deflected Panarin’s low-flying shot upward and inside the right post for his first playoff goal after leading the Kings during the season.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Try the low-growing thyme in front of the marigolds to create a pest-repelling fence.—
Heather Bien,
The Spruce,
24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Small branches can be clipped quickly and almost noiselessly and fashioned into an effective blind in only a few minutes.—
Bruce Brady,
Outdoor Life,
8 Apr. 2026
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On a brilliant midsummer morning, my wife and I stepped into a black Zodiac raft and drifted noiselessly among icebergs five stories high, their emerald and aquamarine walls gleaming above sapphire waters.—
Pico Iyer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Faintly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faintly. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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