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Recent Examples of shakily
On YouTube, cats with radial nerve paralysis were able to walk shakily.
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Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shakily
Adverb
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The gallery smells faintly of cinnamon and polished wood.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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Mars, now getting dimmer, will glow faintly just above and to the left of the lunar crescent.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The royal opted for a smart suit from Bella Freud for the occasion, the plaid fabric delicately stitched with an electric blue thread running through it (there’s no pattern that says fall quite like plaid).—
Harriet Johnston,
Glamour,
11 Sep. 2025
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Failure to treat fruit delicately is a common apple-picking mistake.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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After striking out weakly in his at-bat in the fourth, the Twins removed Jeffers from the game.—
David Brown,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
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These differences matter — research shows the benefits are strongest where enforcement is clear and coverage is broad, while partial or weakly enforced laws yield far less impact.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Shakily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shakily. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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