as in quietly
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Recent Examples of faintly
The gallery smells faintly of cinnamon and polished wood.
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Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Mars, now getting dimmer, will glow faintly just above and to the left of the lunar crescent.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 24 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
Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Mars, now getting dimmer, will glow faintly just above and to the left of the lunar crescent.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 24 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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The space is littered with projects that launched fast, raised millions in token sales, then either imploded due to poor security or quietly disappeared once the hype died down.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Veronique, a clever favorite, learns her lover is the king, becomes pregnant and is quietly married off, never to return.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The golden past always has the sheen of nostalgia, captured in the wide aspect ratio and softly grainy footage of a Hollywood classic.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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As the home of muscle cars, Detroit knows something about speaking softly and carrying a big engine.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The kids with the balls spent all that time hunkered down on the stairs, laying low and waiting to be allowed back to their seats.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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This low-growing, emerald-green sedge spreads rapidly, and grows in moderately dry to moist soils.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Faintly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faintly. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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