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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ploddingly
Adverb
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In its early years, the project also relied heavily on outside consultants, instead of staffing up with megaproject experts–like Choudri.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025 -
Both depend heavily on negotiations that are still taking shape.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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The space had been carved out deliberately where Black joy, creative experimentation, and culinary storytelling could thrive in full bloom.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
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That means going beyond tests for self-harm and deliberately simulating interactions involving conditions like mania, psychosis, and OCD to assess how the models respond.—
Robert Hart,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Ploddingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ploddingly. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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