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Recent Examples of haltingly
Fiona’s neighbors get their own thin plots, broadening but not deepening the world of a show that moves haltingly towards a cliffhanger in its scant, 7-episode first season and so presumably means to continue.
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Judy Berman, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
That test soon divides matter, even for a far from sensitive ear, into what reads well & what reads tamely, haltingly, jerkily, lopsidedly, top-heavily, or otherwise badly.
—Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
As the world lost its CO2 blanket over this age of mammals, though, and the world chilled, grasslands, having invented a new form of photosynthesis adapted to this drier, lower-CO2 world, haltingly but inexorably took over much of the Earth.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
It’s haltingly played, like a child plucking out the notes, to emphasize John’s deep connection to his daughter.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Judy Berman, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
That test soon divides matter, even for a far from sensitive ear, into what reads well & what reads tamely, haltingly, jerkily, lopsidedly, top-heavily, or otherwise badly.
—Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
As the world lost its CO2 blanket over this age of mammals, though, and the world chilled, grasslands, having invented a new form of photosynthesis adapted to this drier, lower-CO2 world, haltingly but inexorably took over much of the Earth.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
It’s haltingly played, like a child plucking out the notes, to emphasize John’s deep connection to his daughter.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haltingly
Adverb
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The show has dipped its toe hesitantly into matters of equity and social stratification this season with mixed results.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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As Garfield hesitantly moves forward with his campaign, he is forced to align with Chester Arthur (Nick Offerman), who unexpectedly becomes his running mate, and with the domineering but highly influential Senator Roscoe Conkling (Shea Whigham).—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The doubleheaders originally scheduled for Saturday, which had been tentatively moved to Monday, have now been postponed and rescheduled for dates in February.—
Frankie Frisco,
Arkansas Online,
25 Jan. 2026
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Tatmon is being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, and tentatively set to be arraigned on Monday, records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Her nurse scooped her up and ran to put her into a cold bath, and slowly the motions faded.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Even before the layoffs, critics said the office was understaffed and moved too slowly.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Haltingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haltingly. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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