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Recent Examples of faintly
Just brine, warm vegetation, and the faintly mineral smell of volcanic rock baking in January sun.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Even with the latch secured, the music was still faintly audible.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Korinek is youthful and slender, with delicate wire-frame glasses and a faintly red beard.
—Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Its faintly sweet starchiness is perfect for stirring into pastas and soups.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
The outline of the jaw jitters faintly—two layers are ever so slightly misaligned.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
The bonito smelled barely of the ocean, clean and faintly salty.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
If the drafts faintly smell of a sewer, the plumbing drain traps are likely missing the water.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 16 Jan. 2026
On dark, clear nights, M35 is faintly visible to the unaided eye.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Even with the latch secured, the music was still faintly audible.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Korinek is youthful and slender, with delicate wire-frame glasses and a faintly red beard.
—Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Its faintly sweet starchiness is perfect for stirring into pastas and soups.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
The outline of the jaw jitters faintly—two layers are ever so slightly misaligned.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
The bonito smelled barely of the ocean, clean and faintly salty.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
If the drafts faintly smell of a sewer, the plumbing drain traps are likely missing the water.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 16 Jan. 2026
On dark, clear nights, M35 is faintly visible to the unaided eye.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faintly
Adverb
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Steps from the Capitol's West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Women were punished differently — whipped, branded, sold, imprisoned, or quietly executed.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Heathcliff’s racial ambiguity — so central to the novel’s violence and otherness — is feebly erased.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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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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The liquid bronzer also features light-diffusing silica that softly blurs texture, and antioxidant-rich elderberry pairs with soothing botanicals like evening primrose to help keep dry, mature skin comfortable.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
5 Mar. 2026
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Below is a frosted lens of durable ABS that softly diffuses the LED light.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Off the rush, Charlie McAvoy sifted a pretty pass down low to Pavel Zacha.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Use low-growing varieties as a groundcover to hide the legs of rose bushes and tuck taller varieties into the middle of planting beds for lush color and texture.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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On a brilliant midsummer morning, my wife and I stepped into a black Zodiac raft and drifted noiselessly among icebergs five stories high, their emerald and aquamarine walls gleaming above sapphire waters.—
Pico Iyer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Faintly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faintly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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