as in slowly
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Adverb
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This pattern can slowly chip away at your self-trust and experience of emotional safety within relationships.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025 -
Compost releases nutrients slowly over time, feeding plants and beneficial soil microbes alike.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025
Adverb
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La Russa won in 2021 and then watched things fall apart one year later, leading to Hahn’s firing in 2023.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Interviewed later by Fort Lauderdale Police investigators, Lockwood initially denied placing the tracker on the car but later admitted to it when speaking to a supervisor.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
Adverb
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The British subsequently landed on Gold Beach, followed by the Canadians at Juno, and finally the British at Sword, the easternmost point of the invasion.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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But despite the treatment, the woman began having seizures, subsequently dying eight days after symptoms began.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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This would be the first step in creating what the city calls the University Innovation District, meant to eventually host 20,000 students, 6,000 faculty and staff and lots of housing, with room for science and tech companies and restaurants.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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The younger Waddell retired as a master sergeant in 2011 and worked for the Army Corps of Engineers until shortly before his death in Jacksonville, North Carolina, according to his father, but struggled with PTSD, which eventually impacted his personality and relationships.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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“Dilatorily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilatorily. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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