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Adverb
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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
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Several rivulets flowed lazily through the debris.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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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
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And so, Vladimir and Estragon wearily choose to continue waiting, day in and day out.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Shirley Phinzee blinked wearily under the fluorescent lights of a Miami Wendy’s.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Their survival to this day tells us Mars' mantle has evolved sluggishly over billions of years.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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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
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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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