as in sleepily
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Under questioning, Klinger rejected claims that Parker sat idly at her desk as concerns came in.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
About 80% of my wardrobe is handmade these days and part of me is always idly considering the next project.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
California, Arizona, and Nevada (the Lower Basin States) have not been sitting idly by in the face of this historic drought.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Never one to sit idly by, Danny grabs his NYPD shield and goes bulldozing his way to the crime scene.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
About 80% of my wardrobe is handmade these days and part of me is always idly considering the next project.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
California, Arizona, and Nevada (the Lower Basin States) have not been sitting idly by in the face of this historic drought.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Never one to sit idly by, Danny grabs his NYPD shield and goes bulldozing his way to the crime scene.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idly
sleepily
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Thankfully, as Hank sleepily confesses, James got away.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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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 11 Jan. 2026.
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