1
as in dimly
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2
as in sluggishly
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idly
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But Laika hasn’t been sitting idly in the six years that have passed.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
25 June 2025 -
The Justice Department will not sit idly by when States mount attacks on the free exercise of religion.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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“Dully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dully. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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