DILATORILY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

dilatorily

adverb

Definition of dilatorily

as in slowly

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Adverb

Move the animal to shade and slowly pour water cooler than their body temperature over them, avoiding the head so breathing stays clear.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Companies that desperately threw themselves into Facebook digital video, like Mic, Mashable, Vocativ, and MTV News, died or slowly faded away.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of slowly

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The suspect vehicle was found a short time later, police said, but the suspect was still at large Wednesday.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
And in one section, 1,200 cc engines are being assembled for the company’s new superpremium motorbike, the Norton Manx R, one of four new models from the historic British brand now owned by TVS Motor and set to go on sale later this year.

— Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of later

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McCoy was detained the following month and subsequently arrested and booked into the San Diego Central Jail.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Police subsequently identified Davis as Jackson’s pimp, through phone records and witness identification, according to court records.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Definition of subsequently

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Zann eventually got a call from casting director Meredith Layne and a screenplay with lines that were instantly familiar from her time voicing Rogue, the spunky heroine whose touch can be deadly, in the ‘90s.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Combining topological quantum materials with non-Hermitian physics may eventually enable ultra-sensitive detectors capable of responding to extremely small electric, magnetic, and other environmental signals.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of eventually

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Shortly thereafter, people began sharing stories of allegedly being scammed by Miller in a fantasy football league and scouting service.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
One of the e-bike riders, a juvenile boy, was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and died shortly thereafter, the release said.

— Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026

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