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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowish
Adjective
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Canada was sluggish until the desperation kicked in.
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Merz's coalition of center-right and center-left parties took office just over a year ago with pledges to reform and turn around Germany's sluggish economy, Europe's biggest.
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Streaming shows — with their more leisurely pace and longer arcs — have simply been able to come by and iterate.
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Each suite has a double whirlpool tub, fireplace, refrigerator, private bathroom, and outdoor terrace for leisurely romantic homemade breakfasts that get delivered to your room.
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What to expect over the weekend Though Friday was expected to be the slowest day of the competition, the atmosphere at Cal Expo was anything but dull.
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Some residents are calling for civilian volunteers to help clear debris, frustrated by the slow pace of the rescue operations.
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The lagging percentage of women film directors last year is a clear sign that the industry is going backward, said Kirsten Schaffer, chief executive of WIF, which advocates for women in Hollywood.
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The United States typically experiences the lagging edge of Latin American displacement waves.
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Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout.
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The day eases toward dusk in warm, unhurried tones.
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The rearmost port supports the 10Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2 standard, while the forward-most port supports the poky, retro 480Mbps USB 2.0 standard.
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The region’s pokey residential construction pace is a big factor.
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The warmth of the film—shot on location in Positano, Italy—only adds to its creeping, sexy menace.
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The overall effect is one of decadence laced with a creeping sense of horror.
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Why This Happens To The Best Business Owners The trap does not catch the lazy or the careless.
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This cannot happen if lazy tropes around risk and governance continue to overshadow the ingenuity already present on the continent.
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“Slowish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowish. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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