as in cautiously
at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected
walked slowly toward the ringing phone
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Recent Examples of slowly
Bri Fordem, executive director of the Anza-Borrego Foundation, said the landscape reveals itself slowly to first-time visitors.
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Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
The end had come, the last ounce of effort expended, and the pride was slowly overtaking the pain.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Trump has spent days slowly ratcheting up threats to launch widespread attacks against Iran, promising to destroy bridges and power plants across the country should Tehran fail to make a deal with the US.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
All of it is slowly becoming available for streaming and free download at the nonprofit online repository Internet Archive, including that nascent Nirvana show recording, with the audio from Jacobs' cassette recorder cleaned up.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
The end had come, the last ounce of effort expended, and the pride was slowly overtaking the pain.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Trump has spent days slowly ratcheting up threats to launch widespread attacks against Iran, promising to destroy bridges and power plants across the country should Tehran fail to make a deal with the US.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
All of it is slowly becoming available for streaming and free download at the nonprofit online repository Internet Archive, including that nascent Nirvana show recording, with the audio from Jacobs' cassette recorder cleaned up.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowly
Adverb
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Sovereign funds from Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia have also increased their allocations, albeit more cautiously — with the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund holding just 1% of its portfolio in private credit.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Airlines are responding cautiously, trimming schedules and adjusting prices in ways that experts say will ripple unevenly across the market but ultimately affect nearly every type of traveler.—
Rio Yamat,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Third place went to The Sand Savers, who tackled beach erosion, a slow-moving but expensive crisis for coastal South Florida.—
Ethan Stone,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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In addition, a dose of fertilizer (either slow-release granular every couple of months or water-soluble once a week) will keep annuals blooming until a frost.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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He was beaten from distance for the first goal, moving sluggishly as a shot dropped into his far corner.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Lincoln-Way East started sluggishly, to say the least, and trailed 7-4 after one quarter before Brown entered the game and scored seven points in the second quarter.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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For the most part, royal families dress very carefully; in keeping with their formal dress codes, their wardrobe choices are usually thoughtfully selected, with subtle theming or references, as well as more overt tributes via color or jewelry choice.—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
5 Apr. 2026
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Some of the imagery seen by Ferreira’s character is genuine content culled from online, carefully trimmed.—
Mark Olsen,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Slowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowly. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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