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Recent Examples of passingly
References to the man’s life and work whiz by — illustrator Quentin Blake, a longtime collaborator, mentioned by first name only; ex-wife Patricia Neal, the Oscar-winning actress, alluded to passingly.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Harry’s father, James, started getting paired with Sirius Black’s brother, Regulus — a character who is mentioned only passingly and posthumously in the books.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Harry’s father, James, started getting paired with Sirius Black’s brother, Regulus — a character who is mentioned only passingly and posthumously in the books.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passingly
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But perhaps most controversial is how the update will affect the program’s multibillion-dollar revenue, which flows into the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund each year and is distributed to various programs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The Iran war is having a disproportionate impact on the world’s most vulnerable nations due to higher fuel and fertilizer prices and risks to jobs and livelihoods, several international economic organizations have warned.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The club had learned to accept that the 51-year-old is extremely demanding and ambitious, qualities that actually made working with him a challenge at times.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Donley says that all the evidence presented in court shows that storing this waste in close proximity to homes, schools, and waterways would be extremely harmful to the local population's health and the environment.—
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Adverb
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This is an exceedingly easy and simple way to alter how the LLM behaves toward users.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Presenting himself as an option for voters who believe both major parties have failed, Farage's Reform UK party did exceedingly well in the recent elections, cementing its rise from the fringes of British politics to center stage.—
Inaya Folarin Iman,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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These irresponsible journalists should try such worthwhile exercises rather than squander their talents on Trump hatred and national division.—
Deroy Murdock,
National Review,
20 Mar. 2020
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To support such resource-intensive work, in 2003 Banerjee, Duflo, and a colleague founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a network of nearly 200 researchers performing such randomized controlled experiments in economics.—
Adrian Cho,
Science | AAAS,
14 Oct. 2019
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While enrollment is on the up and up now, Scherzberg extrapolated on why higher education institutions are taking these demographic shifts so seriously.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The executives who are doing that foundational work now are building an advantage over those who are waiting for the ecosystem to mature before engaging seriously.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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While there are plenty of moments of necessary humor in the story, with Marquis flexing her knack for comic timing, other moments are terribly uncomfortable to grasp.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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The finish is dry and not terribly long.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Adverb
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Los Angeles County voters will cast ballots Tuesday in two very different races for county supervisor.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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At least one watchdog group warned the legislation could poke more holes into the property tax base for very large developers across the state, not just the Bears.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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The left fielder, who had taken over for Brandon Marsh in the top of the sixth, connected on a four-seam fastball that Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott left too far over the plate for a go-ahead home run.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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But far from hurting retail sales, Lottery officials at the time of the Legislature’s approval predicted potential benefits for brick-and-mortar outlets.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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“Passingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passingly. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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