slow-footed

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Recent Examples of slow-footed Jake Entrekin remembers himself as an eighth-grader: 5-foot-2, a little doughy and slow-footed — not exactly built like a future baseball star. Noah Perkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025 But Ryan McMahon hit a chopper to second baseman Nico Hoerner, who threw out the slow-footed Stallings at home for the second out. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 May 2025 Denver is anchored by Nikola Jokic — an incredibly cerebral, yet somewhat slow-footed center. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025 Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine now for just $19.99 This article is a selection from the June 2025 issue of Smithsonian magazine In his later years, Charles Keeling reflected on the slow-footed public response to growing evidence of climate change. Ashley Braun, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025 In the fifth inning, with slow-footed catcher Luis Torrens on second base, Framber Valdez threw a changeup to Juan Soto that bounced past catcher Yainer Diaz to the backstop. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025 Finally, a monetary response in the form of, first low then high interest rates that even Fed officials have admitted was slow-footed helped stoke prices further. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025 His sound and cadence are slow-footed, and that menacing snarl matches his name. Julian Randall, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024 Against some center fielders, the slow-footed Jimenz might have tagged up and attempted to score. Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slow-footed
Adjective
  • Post struggled in his first go, thrown into the fire against the best team in the league that plays a style designed to punish heavy-footed centers.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Carlson had just a 43 percent touchback percentage last season with Green Bay. Shanahan, however, is not inclined to bring aboard a heavy-footed kicker to simply get touchbacks.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • When McCaughan got ahead in the count 0-2, a crowd largely quieted by a lethargic Twins offense got loud enough for the pitcher to notice.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The Nuggets, who looked so energized as a unit in Tuesday night’s Game 5 win, looked lethargic and exhausted in large stretches of Game 6.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 May 2025

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“Slow-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slow-footed. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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