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Recent Examples of demurely
The gala attendees titter demurely at their tables in their tuxedos and gowns.
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 June 2026
Other guests reacted more demurely—some turned away, while one wiped away tears.
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Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2026
That is what Emma is doing in this scene by talking to Mark, looking at the floor demurely, and wringing her hands precisely three (3) times.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Gold lace demurely veils a woman’s face beneath a crown-like headpiece.
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Jane Wooldridge,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
All of them were demurely buttoned right to the top.
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Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 June 2026
Other guests reacted more demurely—some turned away, while one wiped away tears.
—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2026
That is what Emma is doing in this scene by talking to Mark, looking at the floor demurely, and wringing her hands precisely three (3) times.
—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Gold lace demurely veils a woman’s face beneath a crown-like headpiece.
—
Jane Wooldridge,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
All of them were demurely buttoned right to the top.
—
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demurely
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Take The Music Lesson, a study of a young woman playing the virginal, closely watched by a gentleman, which Graham-Dixon reads as a depiction of Collegiants chastely performing and singing psalms.
Adverb
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Nike shares are modestly higher Friday despite KeyBanc downgrading the stock to a hold-equivalent rating ahead of next Tuesday's earnings report.
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Kombucha may modestly alter the gut microbiota.
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Following that line of thinking, the K-Smart X might just be one of the best, as it's designed to clip unobtrusively right onto your belt.
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If more quintessential heritage hedonism is required, some of London’s great institutions are unobtrusively dotted around the place—Scott’s, Le Gavroche, Annabel’s, and the rest.
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Vietnam Vietnam has quietly become one of the strongest cyber defense states in the world.
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That dynamic has quietly transformed the nation’s largest bank into one of corporate America’s most productive CEO pipelines.
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Intentionally, there is no permanent Tunnel Projects sign anywhere in the complex, though a small map on a signpost is set out inconspicuously at a side entrance, and a paper guide is taped to the wall next to the ground-floor elevator, which is hidden in an alcove.
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Drones can be used to fly inconspicuously above cars, there’s smart bumpers that can fire a net to suspects’ tires, as a lot of us have already heard.
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“Demurely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demurely. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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