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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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Failure to treat fruit delicately is a common apple-picking mistake.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Aug. 2025
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For every prepared crust that comes out golden and delicately flaky, there’s another that’ll never be anything but gray and soggy.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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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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In microtransfer printing, laser dies [red rectangles, left] are weakly held in place on their own wafer.—
Roel Baets,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Apr. 2023
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“Shakily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shakily. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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