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Recent Examples of feebly
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.
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Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feebly
Adverb
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Amazon quietly discounted dozens of top picks from Stewart’s collection, including Dutch ovens, knife sets, oven mitts, and more, with prices starting at just $8 and discounts going for up to 60 percent off.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The prose looks polished, charts look clean, and a single percentage point buried in the model quietly pushes the decision in a different direction.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The result is a faintly comic curio that hurtles along without much impact.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Light glowed faintly behind the curtains.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Reclaimed brick walls are softly lit, as are the tables, to theatrical effect.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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Behind them, the mini fridges of Red Bull hum softly, and a row of beer taps, dormant for now.—
Tara Palmeri,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Feebly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feebly. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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