DILATORILY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

dilatorily

adverb

Definition of dilatorily

as in slowly

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But that effort has moved slowly in the months since, spurring frustration among some White House and health officials that HHS doesn’t yet have any significant progress for the administration to tout, two administration officials said.

— Adam Cancryn, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Once the plastic ends up in a landfill, the tubes slowly fragment into microplastics that can get into the air, soil, and water.

— Anne Makovec, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of slowly

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Four pitches later, Tim Tawa launched a 414-foot blast to left-center for his sixth homer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Detectives later learned the same man had also been involved in a similar incident earlier that day at Sun & Shade in Folsom, where an employee reported the behavior.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of later

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Moderna subsequently revised its application to seek full vaccine approval for adults aged 50 to 64 and accelerated approval for adults aged 65 and older.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
The account has been deactivated and was subsequently banned by the social media platform, which noted that the content of his livestream related to self-harm violated TikTok’s community guidelines.

— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsequently

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The judges eventually discuss the clothes — but there, too, things get dramatic, with a lot of disagreement between Law and the other judges.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
Hunt and her team eventually traced the genetic changes to a new cleaning method eroding the polycarbonate cages that housed the animals.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of eventually

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Shortly thereafter, Kelce caught a short pass from Mahomes, something fans hope to see more of when the season starts in September.

— Pete Grathoff July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
The two connected shortly thereafter on a play-action pass for a first down.

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 31 July 2026

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