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Recent Examples of feebly
Heathcliff’s racial ambiguity — so central to the novel’s violence and otherness — is feebly erased.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
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
Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feebly
Adverb
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Her family quietly passed up its own deadline to sell in January, prompting questions about whether the asking price was too high and whether The Economist’s powerful trustees were able to agree on a suitable buyer.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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This quietly poetic slice-of-life film follows a week in the life of Paterson (Adam Driver), a bus driver who happens to work in the New Jersey city of the same name.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Even with the latch secured, the music was still faintly audible.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Korinek is youthful and slender, with delicate wire-frame glasses and a faintly red beard.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Working with longtime stylist Elizabeth Stewart, Seyfried paired the dress with slingback kitten heels from Miu Miu and softly tousled waves.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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The final turn gestures at surprise but lands softly.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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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.—
Pico Iyer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Feebly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feebly. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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