as in meekly
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Recent Examples of tamely
That test soon divides matter, even for a far from sensitive ear, into what reads well & what reads tamely, haltingly, jerkily, lopsidedly, top-heavily, or otherwise badly.
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Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Wilson Isidor’s shot was unthreatening enough but Hermansen’s attempts to push it around his post were fluffed, allowing the ball to bounce tamely into the corner.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Wilson Isidor’s shot was unthreatening enough but Hermansen’s attempts to push it around his post were fluffed, allowing the ball to bounce tamely into the corner.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tamely
Adverb
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Finishing last season with 91 points while meekly bowing out in the first round doesn’t help that perception.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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United finished 15th in the Premier League, their lowest league position since they were relegated in 1974, and surrendered meekly to Tottenham in the Europa League final.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The first was to use his ball-carrying to advance beyond opponents who pressed passively.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Interestingly, most dogs spent much of their time lying passively, but activity spiked in the first hour of separation.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Tamely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tamely. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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