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Recent Examples of lazily
The shallow freshwater coursed lazily among the sawgrass, the water stretching from the Atlantic Coastal Ridge to the east to the highlands of what is now part of the Big Cypress National Preserve to the west.
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Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The account regularly shares videos of the siblings doing everything together, from snoozing lazily or causing the typical golden retriever mischief.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Only a handful of rafts floated lazily in the water.
—Daniel Gonzalez, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Led by Succession standout Sarah Snook (also an executive producer) and The White Lotus’ perfectly punchable Jake Lacy, in roles that lazily lift elements from those performances, the formidable cast is squandered.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Only a handful of rafts floated lazily in the water.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Several rivulets flowed lazily through the debris.
—Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Amid hunting for clues on the case, Tom hunches over his desk, lazily shoveling sausage-and-onion sandwiches into his mouth.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The River Coln murmurs gently here—weaving through golden buttercups and forget-me-nots, while plump ducks paddle lazily beneath canopies of willow.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The account regularly shares videos of the siblings doing everything together, from snoozing lazily or causing the typical golden retriever mischief.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Only a handful of rafts floated lazily in the water.
—Daniel Gonzalez, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Led by Succession standout Sarah Snook (also an executive producer) and The White Lotus’ perfectly punchable Jake Lacy, in roles that lazily lift elements from those performances, the formidable cast is squandered.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Only a handful of rafts floated lazily in the water.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Several rivulets flowed lazily through the debris.
—Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Amid hunting for clues on the case, Tom hunches over his desk, lazily shoveling sausage-and-onion sandwiches into his mouth.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The River Coln murmurs gently here—weaving through golden buttercups and forget-me-nots, while plump ducks paddle lazily beneath canopies of willow.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lazily
Adverb
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Style them for work with a blouse and dress pants, or wear them casually with a T-shirt and jeans.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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College basketball teams typically arrive at the arena 90 minutes before tipoff, lace up their sneakers and head to the court to stretch and casually get up a few shots.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Gainsbourg sits at the wheel of the car, languidly turning the wheel in a green velvet Saint Laurent jacket and a pair of shades, before climbing up onto the seats to let the breeze fly through her hair.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Dimension 20 airs its actual play in neater, more digestible two-hour episodes, as opposed to playing out languidly in real-time like Critical Role.—
Dana Reboe,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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One wearily pushes hers in a creaky pram.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
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And so, Vladimir and Estragon wearily choose to continue waiting, day in and day out.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Quidone walked past a correction officer, looking sick, and again vomited into a dayroom trash bin before moving sluggishly back to his cell.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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While plenty of talent is coming back to Columbus, Ohio State has to speed things up offensively after playing too sluggishly this season.—
Paul Myerberg,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Lazily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lazily. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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