sleepily

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleepily
idly
Adverb
  • Few countries would stand idly by if a nearby nation vowed to erase it from the face of the earth and was close to acquiring a nuclear bomb.
    Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
  • But Laika hasn’t been sitting idly in the six years that have passed.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 25 June 2025
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“Sleepily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleepily. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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