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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ploddingly
Adverb
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Plus, the effectiveness of border walls is hotly debated, even in populated areas where barriers tend to be heavily reinforced.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
26 June 2025 -
Although everyone’s access to care will be affected, the burden of increasing illness and higher costs will fall heavily on rural areas and underserved communities.—
Arthur L. Kellermann,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Adverb
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The narrative is deliberately overwrought and overwritten.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Officials said Roley deliberately set a brush fire on Canfield Mountain, near Coeur d’Alene to lure first responders into a deadly trap, according to the Associated Press.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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“Ploddingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ploddingly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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