as in narrowly
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Recent Examples of shallowly
Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder in which people briefly stop breathing or breath very shallowly during sleep, multiple times per hour.
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Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Yet another approach is to merely and shallowly describe the persona based on your overall semblance of the person.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Yet another approach is to merely and shallowly describe the persona based on your overall semblance of the person.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shallowly
Adverb
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This approach is narrowly tailored and constitutionally sound.—
Michael Gianaris,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Matthews could have ended the game in overtime on a penalty shot, but Canucks goalie Nikita Tolopilo just narrowly stopped him.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The attorney general's office also said, because the district did not show how the plaintiffs could only inadequately represent them, intervention of right was not an available option, and that intervention would unnecessarily prolong the case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Jan. 2026
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The titular role highlighted her distinctive looks and personality including long blonde hair and an attitude sometimes inadequately described as pouty.—
IndieWire Staff,
IndieWire,
28 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Parents can manage logistics while letting their sons own decisions, even imperfectly.—
Dr. Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Winnicott insisted that love, imperfectly given, was enough to get a child started.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was summarily executed in the street.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The trial judge summarily ruled in the Salvation Army’s favor.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Because while those numbers at least superficially suggest waking up the echoes of those dynamic days, the anticipated hiring comes when the Chiefs seem stranded in the past and more in need of fresh approaches than turning back the clock.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Thunder won the NBA title last year, and superficially, the team’s rise to the top validates NBA Commissioner Adam Silver ’s strategy to value parity over dynasties.—
Alex Sherman,Contessa Brewer,
CNBC,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Shallowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shallowly. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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