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Recent Examples of faintly
The fireball expands rapidly, rippling through the air as emergency sirens wail faintly in the distance.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Remember to be patient as auroras may arrive in quiet bursts, glowing faintly before becoming vibrant waves of color.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The group gathers in darkness, faintly lit by the glow of electric candles.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Apart from the gray lines, the dress was crafted with a soft, faintly sheer off-white fabric that complemented the gray elements throughout.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
If the key is taken to be some primordial tradition, echoing faintly across world literature after tens of millennia, any effort to pin it down looks hopeless.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The notion that the nine-time Women’s Super League champions need more hunger in the one competition that has historically evaded them may sound faintly ridiculous but this was a night that left plenty to be desired.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Mild and buttery with faintly mushroomy and cabbagey notes, this one is easy to love.
—Emily Monaco With Kat Craddock, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
The opening layers vanilla and honey into a faintly sweet and almost liquor-like aroma.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Remember to be patient as auroras may arrive in quiet bursts, glowing faintly before becoming vibrant waves of color.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The group gathers in darkness, faintly lit by the glow of electric candles.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Apart from the gray lines, the dress was crafted with a soft, faintly sheer off-white fabric that complemented the gray elements throughout.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
If the key is taken to be some primordial tradition, echoing faintly across world literature after tens of millennia, any effort to pin it down looks hopeless.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The notion that the nine-time Women’s Super League champions need more hunger in the one competition that has historically evaded them may sound faintly ridiculous but this was a night that left plenty to be desired.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Mild and buttery with faintly mushroomy and cabbagey notes, this one is easy to love.
—Emily Monaco With Kat Craddock, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
The opening layers vanilla and honey into a faintly sweet and almost liquor-like aroma.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faintly
Adverb
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Since its debut, the initiative has been quietly but determinedly building physical bases in Lagos and Kenya, creating tangible spaces where female artists, producers, and engineers can access resources that Tems herself had to fight to find.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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Butler, who appeared to be holding back tears, listened quietly as officers explained the purpose of their visit.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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One man aboard the boat knew how to navigate the mangroves and sandbars of the keys, and with the late summer sun beating down on the rafters, the boat pushed out feebly into the open ocean.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Dewey-eyed and softly singing, audience members called out for the same.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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Crawford, on the other hand, touted Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show bombshell hair; her honey-brown highlights softly waved and parted over the right side of her head.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Ultimately, the best thing to do is to try to lie low and ground yourself rather than flying off the handle.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Footage of the crash showed a towering wave of smoke and flames billowing skyward near the airport after the low-flying plane struggled to climb and then erupted into an enormous fireball on impact.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Faintly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faintly. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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