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
  • 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, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Front and center frame, Chiliwhist Jim presides over the scene, and the camera, while the white men and their dog sit or stand idly, receding into the perspectival distance behind him.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • On the other hand, standing idly by while a kid makes concerning choices can feel like an abdication of parental responsibility.
    Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • 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 15 Sep. 2025.

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