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Advertisement Yet communities have refused to stand by idly.
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William D. Lopez, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
In the meantime, the city isn’t waiting idly by, said Huber, the economic development director.
—Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Surfing teachers are sitting idly in the sand, while fishermen in protective suits wade through the water and pick up trash.
—Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
The Atlanta Braves, winners of nine games in a row, certainly are not idly standing by as their season draws to an end.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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William D. Lopez, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
In the meantime, the city isn’t waiting idly by, said Huber, the economic development director.
—Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Surfing teachers are sitting idly in the sand, while fishermen in protective suits wade through the water and pick up trash.
—Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
The Atlanta Braves, winners of nine games in a row, certainly are not idly standing by as their season draws to an end.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for idly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idly
sleepily
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CaseSafe owners can track their luggage in real time for every step of the journey, from checking it in to sleepily retrieving the bag after a red-eye.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Idly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idly. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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