1
as in quietly
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as in lightly
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lightly
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The wide-ranging conversation appears transcribed below, lightly edited for clarity and brevity.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025 -
Noah Baumbach) Read Variety’s review: George Clooney plays a version of himself in Noah Baumbach’s lightly diverting but overly soft inside-Hollywood drama.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Softly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softly. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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