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Adverb
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After squeezing the game’s final out, first baseman Leyton MacPherson casually flipped the ball in the air, joined her teammate in a sprint toward Spangler, and gloves began flying.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026 -
Soon there’s a birthday party, Valentine’s Day, a brit bat (aka a baby-naming ceremony), Purim (a celebration of Jewish deliverance casually referred to as Jewish Halloween), and a game night at a beer garden.—
Hugh Hart,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
Adverb
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The ball rolled lazily into shallow right field, and Kell’s Kayden Reed scored from third base.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
24 May 2026
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There’s a ceiling fan turning lazily.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 May 2026
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Every Sunday, Jesse Minter strode wearily onto a red-eye flight at Los Angeles International Airport for a trip back to Baltimore, where the work week awaited.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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If the power comes flickering on for a few precious hours in the middle of the night, that’s when Cubans now rise to wearily cook and iron clothes.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Ratcliffe attended that loss to Leeds at Old Trafford, a display which started sluggishly and drew criticism for Carrick over his substitutions.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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Trump has repeatedly declared victory in the war with Iran as peace talks and nuclear negotiations move sluggishly, claiming the country’s military assets have been destroyed.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Adverb
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There's something romantic about the sight of flowers languidly cascading over the sides of pots.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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Melbourne, Australia — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun's rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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At least four officers stood by during the assaults, while two others halfheartedly attempted to break them up.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The rise of disco in the mid-1970s prompted too many soul-music greats to halfheartedly jump on the bandwagon.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The Mets offense once again started listlessly, looking late for a game that started three hours earlier than scheduled because of incoming inclement weather.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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My daughter enters the kitchen and stands there listlessly.—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Shiftlessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shiftlessly. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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