as in lazily
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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.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lethargically
Adverb
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Only a handful of rafts floated lazily in the water.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Several rivulets flowed lazily through the debris.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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Under questioning, Klinger rejected claims that Parker sat idly at her desk as concerns came in.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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About 80% of my wardrobe is handmade these days and part of me is always idly considering the next project.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Their survival to this day tells us Mars' mantle has evolved sluggishly over billions of years.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Lethargically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lethargically. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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