meekly

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Recent Examples of meekly In other words, students prepare for citizenship in a disputatious society by practicing the civic arts—by asserting and advocating for their views—not by meekly absorbing lessons from their instructors. Christopher L. Eisgruber, Time, 9 Oct. 2025 Well, after years of stuttering, pausing, juddering, waiting for the goalkeeper to dive and then rolling spot kicks meekly into the net, Nick Woltemade may have just reversed the trend. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025 United finished 15th in the Premier League, their lowest league position since they were relegated in 1974, and surrendered meekly to Tottenham in the Europa League final. Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meekly
Adverb
  • While skiing in the Dolomites, I was humbly reminded that most hotel rooms in Italy don’t have coffee makers.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Greenidge puts her aims even more humbly.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • An engineer with a litter-picker grabbed the fallen cloth and sheepishly moved it behind the machine, out of my line of sight.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In Inwood, even a pair of volunteers for Cuomo sheepishly stopped him for selfies.
    Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Listen politely and consider offering a compromise to address any concerns.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In day care, dogs are introduced to a range of new experiences while also learning positive behaviors such as sitting calmly for a nail trim, greeting other dogs politely, or coming when called.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Meekly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meekly. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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