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Recent Examples of faintly
The opening layers vanilla and honey into a faintly sweet and almost liquor-like aroma.
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Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
The porch smells faintly of lime and ginger, and the house hums the way houses do when a good conversation has just ended.
—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
Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
The porch smells faintly of lime and ginger, and the house hums the way houses do when a good conversation has just ended.
—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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Efron, the younger brother of actor Zac Efron, has been quietly dating King since high school.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Tensions arise when a struggling, idealistic poet meets his girlfriend’s family at their idyllic, hillside countryside home in Hong Sang-soo’s latest feature — a quietly profound meditation on the complexities of filial love and familial strife.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 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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The couple with the hiking poles were there, too, eating hamburgers and speaking too softly for Daria and Andrés to overhear.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Mia spent three days on the witness stand, much of which was spent looking down, speaking softly and often crying.—
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Shepherd’s Purse A low-growing annual weed with leaves that resemble dandelion foliage, shepherd’s purse germinates in fall and then sends up a slender flower stalk in spring.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
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Knowles wore them under a dark oversized coat layered over a white ribbed tank and washed gray jeans that hit low over the heel.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Faintly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faintly. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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