as in quietly
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Recent Examples of faintly
The porch smells faintly of lime and ginger, and the house hums the way houses do when a good conversation has just ended.
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Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The gallery smells faintly of cinnamon and polished wood.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Spirulina, a powdered algae, often clumps, settles at the bottom of liquids, and tastes faintly of ocean brine.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The gallery smells faintly of cinnamon and polished wood.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Spirulina, a powdered algae, often clumps, settles at the bottom of liquids, and tastes faintly of ocean brine.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faintly
Adverb
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Meanwhile, Al Horford and the rest of the veterans in Golden State's waiting room are quietly pleading for clarity.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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To address that and open up the experience to more of the workforce at Kennedy, the agency has quietly begun work to establish a new facility.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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On set, Sir John used Make Up For Ever’s Artist Color Pencils to softly line and define eyes, before using individual lashes on the bottom for a doll-like effect.—
Karina Hoshikawa,
Refinery29,
10 Sep. 2025
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Go softly when dealing with others.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The low-hanging clouds reached their misty tendrils toward us, dousing us in a cool bath of rain.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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Train yourself to look for growth that should be removed, such as tomato suckers and low-growing tomato branches, excess dahlia foliage, and tangled thyme.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Faintly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faintly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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