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Adverb
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If the power comes flickering on for a few precious hours in the middle of the night, that’s when Cubans now rise to wearily cook and iron clothes.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026 -
One wearily pushes hers in a creaky pram.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Charlotte Reiss's kitchen in the heart of Provence is a casually elegant space that would put any home cook at ease.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
27 Apr. 2026
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Bierman captured the moment as Wetjen stood near the green, casually holding a wedge while taking the call — a scene that somehow makes getting drafted to the NFL feel like just another Saturday afternoon.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 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
Adverb
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My daughter enters the kitchen and stands there listlessly.—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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She is shown floating listlessly through space until her superpowers finally kick in.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Adverb
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There's something romantic about the sight of flowers languidly cascading over the sides of pots.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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Melbourne, Australia — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun's rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 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
Adverb
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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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“Tiredly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiredly. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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