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Recent Examples of listlessly
The Mets offense once again started listlessly, looking late for a game that started three hours earlier than scheduled because of incoming inclement weather.
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 5 May 2026
My daughter enters the kitchen and stands there listlessly.
—Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
She is shown floating listlessly through space until her superpowers finally kick in.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Tim Britton, New York Times, 5 May 2026
My daughter enters the kitchen and stands there listlessly.
—Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
She is shown floating listlessly through space until her superpowers finally kick in.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listlessly
Adverb
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Every Sunday, Jesse Minter strode wearily onto a red-eye flight at Los Angeles International Airport for a trip back to Baltimore, where the work week awaited.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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If the power comes flickering on for a few precious hours in the middle of the night, that’s when Cubans now rise to wearily cook and iron clothes.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Ducks got up in front of us, and an eagle soared lazily overhead.—
Fred Bear,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
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But everything changed when a Trinidadian player stepped lazily out to meet him.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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There's something romantic about the sight of flowers languidly cascading over the sides of pots.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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Melbourne, Australia — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun's rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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For a day trip, casually head to one of the world’s natural wonders, only 18 miles away, to Yellowstone National Park.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Perry looked casually cute for her day in the park and wore a white T-shirt with khaki slacks.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Adverb
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Verstappen qualified second but stalled at the start, falling to last place as his car moved sluggishly.—
Sahil Kapur,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
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The Knicks came out of halftime sluggishly, falling behind by 13 points in the third quarter.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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At least four officers stood by during the assaults, while two others halfheartedly attempted to break them up.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The rise of disco in the mid-1970s prompted too many soul-music greats to halfheartedly jump on the bandwagon.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman threw the ball back to Bradish, who dropped it and lackadaisically followed it back to the mound.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Listlessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listlessly. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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