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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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In November 2021, Trap star Josh Hartnett and his longtime partner Tamsin Egerton quietly married in a private ceremony in London.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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When most teenagers are focused on school and social life, Miri Ahuja, a freshman at Evergreen Valley High School, has been busy quietly changing her community — one pad at a time.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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In the new film, Jackson is played by his nephew Jaafar, with a faintly familiar smile and highly familiar dance moves.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The fans faintly begin chanting his name, then their voices disappear into a hush.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Days begin at Le Plage, the freshwater pool fringed with parasols and a softly trickling waterfall, where breakfasts of eggs, local bread, warm pastries, and fresh juice appear on the long communal table.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Cool jazz plays softly in the background, and each room has its own distinct feel.—
Tristan Graziano,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Small branches can be clipped quickly and almost noiselessly and fashioned into an effective blind in only a few minutes.—
Bruce Brady,
Outdoor Life,
8 Apr. 2026
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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 27 Apr. 2026.
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