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as in casually
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as in pusillanimously
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiritlessly
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Last month, Gandalf the Grey actor Ian McKellen casually dropped a bombshell bit of casting news on the unsuspecting crowd at a London fan event at the convention For the Love of Fantasy.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025 -
Dress it up with heeled booties, or wear it casually with sneakers.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Several rivulets flowed lazily through the debris.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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Amid hunting for clues on the case, Tom hunches over his desk, lazily shoveling sausage-and-onion sandwiches into his mouth.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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This is true for singer Jessie James Decker, who fearfully watches her athlete husband Eric Decker fall backward over a body of water.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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This, after years of fearfully hiding his sexuality.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
10 Aug. 2025
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Who would have ever thought that the image of a man who is on tape cowardly shooting someone in the back would be used to sell clothes.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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That’s not true: This cruel, cowardly vandalism awakened the pain Orlando still feels from that horrific night.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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Their survival to this day tells us Mars' mantle has evolved sluggishly over billions of years.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Dimension 20 airs its actual play in neater, more digestible two-hour episodes, as opposed to playing out languidly in real-time like Critical Role.—
Dana Reboe,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Their two young kids walked wearily throughout the car.—
Paulina Czupryna,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Spiritlessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritlessly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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