halfheartedly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfheartedly
Adverb
  • Here guests can start their day with a quiet breakfast, return for a cocktail in the evening, or gather casually with locals.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Last November, the pair made headlines when Stewart lightly pushed Barrymore — who was casually petting her shoulder — away from her during a conversation about relationships on the latter's talk show.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Several rivulets flowed lazily through the debris.
    Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Amid hunting for clues on the case, Tom hunches over his desk, lazily shoveling sausage-and-onion sandwiches into his mouth.
    EW.com, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • And so, Vladimir and Estragon wearily choose to continue waiting, day in and day out.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Shirley Phinzee blinked wearily under the fluorescent lights of a Miami Wendy’s.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Their survival to this day tells us Mars' mantle has evolved sluggishly over billions of years.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Gainsbourg sits at the wheel of the car, languidly turning the wheel in a green velvet Saint Laurent jacket and a pair of shades, before climbing up onto the seats to let the breeze fly through her hair.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Dimension 20 airs its actual play in neater, more digestible two-hour episodes, as opposed to playing out languidly in real-time like Critical Role.
    Dana Reboe, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Halfheartedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfheartedly. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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