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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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There’s a ceiling fan turning lazily.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 May 2026
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The beats lazily play into aughts pastiche, ignoring the 15 years of mutation that have morphed trap into plugg, rage, drill, and SahBabii.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
21 Apr. 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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Something casually exchanged could become strategically useful.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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The footage shows officers carefully opening the bathroom door before the confused bear casually strolls out and heads down the sidewalk to freedom while officers and bystanders scatter out of the way.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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Polaritons move relatively sluggishly—around 100 times slower than the speed of light.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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He was beaten from distance for the first goal, moving sluggishly as a shot dropped into his far corner.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 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 16 May. 2026.
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