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Recent Examples of slowish
Outside of slowish feet, Suniev is the complete package as a player.
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Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Yadav and Rohit Sharma combined for 53 off 40 balls but the slowish Delhi pitch didn’t allow the Mumbai stars to run away.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Yadav and Rohit Sharma combined for 53 off 40 balls but the slowish Delhi pitch didn’t allow the Mumbai stars to run away.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowish
Adjective
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Riley, off to a sluggish start, tacked on his first homer of the season in the sixth by sending one into the left-field seats off John King.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Over the past several years of steady though sluggish revenue growth, the tone of the committee’s budget release press conference has been fairly celebratory, as House Speaker Ron Mariano and Michlewitz laud the spending initiatives in the bill.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Lounge remains a favorite for leisurely breakfasts and afternoon tea.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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If all goes according to plan, its protective heat shield and a sequence of massive parachutes will ensure that the capsule—and the four astronauts inside—will land with a gentle splash in the Pacific Ocean at a leisurely 17 miles per hour.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Or maybe this was a slow roll, meant to culminate with the two All-Stars crescendoing into the playoff push.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Feed Forever Goldy® Arborvitae annually in early spring with a balanced, slow-release fertilizer.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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The United States typically experiences the lagging edge of Latin American displacement waves.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This pocket of the city leans boutique and walkable — perfect for an unhurried start without wasting half your morning.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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An unhurried romance reminds us that intimacy takes time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Joe Osborne,
PC Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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The region’s pokey residential construction pace is a big factor.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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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Spanning both Coachella weekends, the four poolside shows blend electronic music with the venue's wave pool, lazy river and open-air amphitheater — creating a unique daytime oasis of surf, sound and hospitality.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Perez hit the ball off the end of the bat, a lazy fly to center field.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Slowish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowish. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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