as in sluggishly
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Adverb
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The Knicks came out of halftime sluggishly, falling behind by 13 points in the third quarter.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026 -
Voters, meanwhile, continued to respond somewhat sluggishly to the race, with early ballot returns slow particularly among Democrats, The Sacramento Bee reported Monday.—
Andrew Graham
June 1,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
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The ball rolled lazily into shallow right field, and Kell’s Kayden Reed scored from third base.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
24 May 2026
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There’s a ceiling fan turning lazily.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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His audiences stare back at him, dully hostile.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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As a result, unlike what his name would suggest, Unique is a fairly generic loner who dully seeks vengeance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Adverb
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While Chanel, which last season shut out guests who arrived a couple of minutes late, started its show — gasp — tardily.—
THOMAS ADAMSON,
ajc,
7 Mar. 2023
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Albeit tardily, it has been punished.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
20 June 2020
Adverb
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No matter how strong the brand’s fanbase is, no company can sit idly by while its industry changes.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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So many sit idly by, expecting to be looked after by one ritual or another.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Adverb
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At least four officers stood by during the assaults, while two others halfheartedly attempted to break them up.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The rise of disco in the mid-1970s prompted too many soul-music greats to halfheartedly jump on the bandwagon.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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