as in ineffectually
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Recent Examples of lamely
The toss to the latest iteration of the Cool Runnings crew was followed later by Snoop lamely announcing his (fake) Italian heritage by listing crime families from the Godfather and more.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamely
Adverb
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Not Hiring Or Managing Staff Effectively One of the reasons why having operating capital up front is so critical is that not hiring enough staff members or managing them ineffectively can be the biggest nail in a franchise's downfall.—
Seth Lederman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere, investors have piled into safer bets this year as uncertainly and geopolitical tensions remained high.—
Hugh Leask,Tasmin Lockwood,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Dec. 2025
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My mother paused uncertainly mid-step with her hands outstretched toward Elna’s suitcases.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Dec. 2025
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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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Drone footage shared by the venue shows the mission’s Orion spacecraft lazily circling the picture-perfect Moon.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
9 Apr. 2026
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The rooms Each room here channels a new type of contemporary African design—there are no throwaway uses of Ankara cloth to lazily signal to the continent.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
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There's something romantic about the sight of flowers languidly cascading over the sides of pots.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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Melbourne, Australia — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun's rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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She is shown floating listlessly through space until her superpowers finally kick in.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Lamely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamely. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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