as in sleepily
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Recent Examples of lifelessly
The football hopped over rookie kicker returner Kaleb Johnson’s shoulder and sat lifelessly in the end zone as Johnson headed toward the sideline.
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Mike Defabo, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Mike Defabo, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelessly
Adverb
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At first, the reception started out, well, sleepily.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
14 Nov. 2025
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Thankfully, as Hank sleepily confesses, James got away.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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But the world's most valuable company isn't sitting idly by.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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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
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“Lifelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelessly. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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