1
as in quietly
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as in lightly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for softly
lightly
Adverb
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One customer might use it lightly and pay $500 this month.—
Alvaro Morales,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025 -
But when a threat appears from which Murderbot has to save his idiot clients, the danger feels real, and the action is staged well, in a way that’s both exciting and also lightly comedic, since Murderbot is a nearly obsolete model that’s often overmatched by its robot or alien opponents.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2025
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“Softly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softly. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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