shallowly

adverb

Definition of shallowlynext
as in narrowly

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Recent Examples of shallowly When to seek medical attention People who use kratom and begin breathing slowly or shallowly, or who become excessively drowsy or difficult to awaken, may be experiencing serious sedation that can interfere with breathing, Steinman said. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Young and shallowly rooted plants are the most impacted by heat and drought, leaving them vulnerable to diseases and pests. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 Avoid watering frequently and shallowly as this will worsen the condition. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026 Water plants slowly and deeply, rather than quickly and shallowly. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Apr. 2026 Habitat and botanical characteristics Minari grows best where the ground stays consistently moist or shallowly flooded. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026 The infamous gossip blogger took to social media over the weekend to share a video of himself breathing shallowly in a hospital bed, with a tube of oxygen hooked up through his nostrils. — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026 Screen or email apnea happens when someone unconsciously holds their breath or breathes more shallowly while looking at their screen to answer emails or texts, explained Dora Kamau, lead mindfulness and meditation teacher at Headspace. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Feb. 2026 Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder in which people briefly stop breathing or breath very shallowly during sleep, multiple times per hour. — Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shallowly
  1. narrowly
  2. inadequately
  3. imperfectly
  4. summarily
  5. superficially
Adverb
  • And in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed has narrowly won the Democratic Senate nomination, a victory for the party's progressive wing.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The sun wasn't even up when a truck barreled down Fellsway East in Malden, Massachusetts, and crashed into a tree, narrowly missing people standing nearby.
    — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of narrowly
Adverb
  • In total, supervisors found that Sguros did not respond or responded inadequately to calls for service on four separate dates in 2024.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Even as funding pours in, first responders say the village remains inadequately prepared to protect residents and tourists.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of inadequately
Adverb
  • The department exists to preserve some semblance of equal justice in the United States — imperfectly, haltingly, often overbearingly for some and cautiously for others — and help ensure that the nation is governed by the rule of law.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than suffering because leaders acted imperfectly, organizations often suffer because leaders waited too long to act at all.
    — Irma Becerra, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of imperfectly
Adverb
  • The charges were summarily dropped, with US Attorney Jeanne Pirro saying they would never have been brought had the Interior Department notified prosecutors of the contractors’ fault.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Disney settled an antitrust lawsuit through acquisition Fubo’s previous row with Disney illustrates how a bigger company can summarily silence protests.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of summarily
Adverb
  • The wealth tax opponents have applied the age-old technique of mustering superficially plausible, but largely imaginary, consequences of passage.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Digger is lambasted by his half sister, Emma (Sandra Hüller), a superficially liberal-minded Shiv Roy type, with her own eco-friendly initiative.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of superficially

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