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
Talk slowly and with a low voice to the bear.
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Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Chunks of meat slowly braise until fork-tender in a hearty broth brightened by tomato and spiked with stout ale.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
It was introduced in August 2025 and is slowly progressing.
—Howard Dvorkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
As the couple slowly forget everything around them, their idyllic romance ends in an emotional instability that neither Dana nor Gael can control, and whose consequences mark Dana and Mara’s lives forever.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
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Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Chunks of meat slowly braise until fork-tender in a hearty broth brightened by tomato and spiked with stout ale.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
It was introduced in August 2025 and is slowly progressing.
—Howard Dvorkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
As the couple slowly forget everything around them, their idyllic romance ends in an emotional instability that neither Dana nor Gael can control, and whose consequences mark Dana and Mara’s lives forever.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowly
Adverb
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Principe also remains cautiously hopeful.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Neighbors declined comment, saying in the daylight, the area is not a high-risk intersection, and most people drive cautiously with a church, a funeral home and a school nearby.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Centering on twin brothers on the run from Chicago with the hopes of opening a juke joint in their hometown in Mississippi, the story soon reveals a greater evil, unfolding into a gothic, slow-burning, claustrophobic vampire tale.—
Kemi Alemoru,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2026
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Albritton focused mostly on the Senate acting as a stabilizing force, describing it as a patient — if slow-moving — legislative body.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 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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Cold weather slows the chemical reactions in these batteries, with the lithium ions moving more sluggishly through the electrolyte liquid.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Details are carefully considered, with blackout curtains, an air conditioning unit in the headboard, a mosquito net canopy, and a large wardrobe stocked with robes, slippers, a yoga mat, and other bush essentials.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026
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Divers have to carefully chisel each coral from the seabed by hand and bring it to the surface, which takes a lot of time and labor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Slowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowly. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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