lethargically

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Recent Examples of lethargically For minimal pay, the démineurs face death daily, lethargically; their work is so methodical, and its payoff so distant, that no one really celebrates them. Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Adverb
  • The resort feels considerably more secluded than some of its competitors because of this, with each of its discreet 66 cottages (all with private entrances; suites have private pools) enveloped by lazily drooping palm trees and other local fauna.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
  • 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.
    Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • But the world's most valuable company isn't sitting idly by.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
  • To what extent will they be required to stand idly by when ICE behaves unlawfully right in front of them?
    Tony Lux, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Lincoln-Way East started sluggishly, to say the least, and trailed 7-4 after one quarter before Brown entered the game and scored seven points in the second quarter.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Cold weather slows the chemical reactions in these batteries, with the lithium ions moving more sluggishly through the electrolyte liquid.
    Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026

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“Lethargically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lethargically. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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