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Recent Examples of slowly If a bird glides down more slowly than the air is rising, the rising air keeps it aloft. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025 But then, in August of 2024, it got stuck — again — this time slowly twirling in a kind of ocean vortex known as the Taylor column. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025 Lunar eclipses take place when the moon reaches its peak of fullness, and watching the Earth’s shadow slowly eclipse the moon is its own magic. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 First slowly, then all at once. Jack Sheehan september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slowly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowly
Adverb
  • Consumers continue to show shopping resilience while purchasing selectively and cautiously for deals.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Spring said Wednesday that the company now has tariff impacts included in its outlook and remains cautiously optimistic about the future.
    Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The candle has four slow-burning wicks, is filled with a paraffin and soy wax blend, and burns for up to 22 hours.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The cause of the collision is not yet known but a video shared on social media and geolocated by CNN shows a freight train plowing into a double-decker bus that was beginning to cross the tracks in slow-moving traffic.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Their survival to this day tells us Mars' mantle has evolved sluggishly over billions of years.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Flip patties and cook 1 minute; carefully place 2 tablespoons of the cheese on each patty, cover with a transparent lid and cook until cheese is melted and patties are cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes more.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Crews are carefully scouring the landscape for any spot fires from that may occur.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Slowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowly. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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