Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowish
Adjective
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The Kansas City Chiefs have gotten off to a sluggish start to begin the 2025 NFL season.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025 -
Starving children stopped playing and appeared sluggish or apathetic; cognitive development seemed to halt or even regress.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This was true, though on that particular visit the pain had to do mostly with the need to take the children to play areas buzzing with sounds and lights, with not having any leisurely meals or time to wander.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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Michigan residents and fall color enthusiasts have many ways to take in the rich fall tapestry across Michigan, among them several steam trains excursions that provide a leisurely trip cross country to view the leaves.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Losing is so deeply ingrained in the fabric of this franchise that every slow start has the potential to snowball.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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His administration has seen some success; inflation in Argentina eased this year to the slowest monthly pace in more than four years.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Layer on infrastructure costs, amortization, new storage mandates, refinery retrofits for changing crude blends and the lagging effects of the LCFS credit.—
Michael Mische,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Metrics That Predict, Not Report The lagging nature of HR’s metrics compounds the problem.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Or consider northern destinations like Quebec City or Tallinn, Estonia, where cold weather and historic architecture create a postcard-perfect backdrop that seems delightfully unhurried.—
Michelle Baran,
AFAR Media,
29 Sep. 2025
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What to See In the slow season, Italy reveals its true, unhurried essence.—
Andrea Grisdale,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The movie won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, and did well at the box office despite a poky pace and a three-hour running time.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
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Yet nothing will ever beat seeing the old cottage itself alongside the Grade II listed Johnny Haynes Stand with its original, poky turnstiles.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The overall effect is one of decadence laced with a creeping sense of horror.—
Charlie Jane Anders,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2023
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As a child, she was plagued by anxiety and the creeping sense that adults, especially her mother, were keeping secrets from the kids.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the room service menu, which blended everything from soups and sandwiches to expansive plates, was a great option for breakfast in bed or a lazy lunch.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
10 Oct. 2025
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The action itself may feel lazy, but the result is trouble-free, straightforward cool.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Slowish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowish. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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