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Recent Examples of shallowly
Avoid watering frequently and shallowly as this will worsen the condition.
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Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 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
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
Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 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
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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Through skill, sacrifice and professionalism, our first responders have narrowly avoided major disasters, including the recent high-rise fire in Towson that could have ended far worse without rapid response and coordination on scene.—
Nick Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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The Fever had one more chance, though, after Paige Bueckers missed two free throws, but the play was designed for Kelsey Mitchell, who narrowly missed a long heave that would have sent the game to overtime.—
Ryan Morik OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
Adverb
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It should be noted that a tree or any other plant, for that matter, does not stand much of a chance in the long term where the soil drains inadequately.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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Juries in the two trials determined that Meta inadequately policed its site, putting kids in harm’s way.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Ideally everything will reach the market quickly, if imperfectly, rather than Anduril waiting another decade and spending billions to reach 100% perfection.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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But the trajectory seems to be that science is learning, cautiously and imperfectly, to author life.—
André O. Hudson,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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Two years later, the 8th Circuit summarily affirmed a judgment striking down a program in Arkansas allowing students to take voluntary Bible classes during school hours.—
Charles J. Russo,
The Conversation,
27 Apr. 2026
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Miami summarily rejects anything resembling tanking because of a long-standing organizational philosophy that isn’t going to be revisited.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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This is where a debate superficially about finance turns out to hinge on deeper philosophical questions about the nature of human work.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2026
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Another technique for staging bloodshed might involve the candidate superficially wounding himself with a small razor blade, like professional wrestlers do, but that also presents challenges.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Shallowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shallowly. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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