as in indifferently
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Recent Examples of perfunctorily
That tension is swatted at in the film, but only perfunctorily.
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfunctorily
indifferently
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Not the typical tacky amusement park with cigarette-smoking carnies indifferently pulling the levers on rides battered from being hauled from place to place.—
Mark Lane,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Whenever official institutions are unavailable, fail, or move too slowly, too bureaucratically, or too indifferently, people turn to each other.—
Shelly Sitton-Tygielski,
Time,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Perfunctorily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfunctorily. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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