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Recent Examples of faintly
The Diwali name and festive percussion gave the song a faintly South Asian vibe.
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Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
The Philly duo’s tender, faintly medieval-sounding folk song has its hands clasped and its heart on its sleeve.
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Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
26 June 2026
Its taste reminded me of the lean, faintly gamy venison my uncle hunted in my childhood.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Members of the monarchy wave from carriages, aristocrats don faintly cartoonish top hats and extravagant millinery threatens to obscure the view at every turn.
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Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
The post carried neither hereditary title nor extraordinary fortune, and yet it was regarded with a degree of respect that many noble families found faintly irritating.
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Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
Like all of the film’s most fist-pumping setpieces, of which there are several, the getaway brawl is a fevered array of different fighting styles that smash into each other like concrete blocks to create something faintly new.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
To the person receiving it, the word can land cold, clipped, or faintly dismissive.
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Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Encouraged out to a party one night by his gregarious best friend (Shanti Masud), David accepts a pill from a stranger and, almost immediately afterwards, notices a young woman (Seydoux) across the room who is fixing him with a faintly predatory stare.
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Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
The Philly duo’s tender, faintly medieval-sounding folk song has its hands clasped and its heart on its sleeve.
—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
26 June 2026
Its taste reminded me of the lean, faintly gamy venison my uncle hunted in my childhood.
—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Members of the monarchy wave from carriages, aristocrats don faintly cartoonish top hats and extravagant millinery threatens to obscure the view at every turn.
—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
The post carried neither hereditary title nor extraordinary fortune, and yet it was regarded with a degree of respect that many noble families found faintly irritating.
—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
Like all of the film’s most fist-pumping setpieces, of which there are several, the getaway brawl is a fevered array of different fighting styles that smash into each other like concrete blocks to create something faintly new.
—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
To the person receiving it, the word can land cold, clipped, or faintly dismissive.
—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Encouraged out to a party one night by his gregarious best friend (Shanti Masud), David accepts a pill from a stranger and, almost immediately afterwards, notices a young woman (Seydoux) across the room who is fixing him with a faintly predatory stare.
—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faintly
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Vietnam Vietnam has quietly become one of the strongest cyber defense states in the world.
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That dynamic has quietly transformed the nation’s largest bank into one of corporate America’s most productive CEO pipelines.
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Chief swam feebly across, joined the other two horses on the bank, and stood there shaking.
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Judge lined it feebly into the glove of an outfielder.
Adverb
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Your Chinese colleague speaks softly in a meeting; is that cultural deference or introversion?
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Under the spotlight, her sentimental vocals land softly with a crowd that’s happy to see her.
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Students are unlikely to seek large loans for doctoral study in a field offering mostly low-paying jobs, and current loan limits are likely sufficient for those seeking two-year master’s degrees.
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Venus will also be visible shining as a bright evening star shining low on the western horizon on the evening of July 29, but will set less than two hours after the sun, along with the stars of the nearby Leo, the lion.
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Small branches can be clipped quickly and almost noiselessly and fashioned into an effective blind in only a few minutes.
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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.
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“Faintly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faintly. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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