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Adjective
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Thomas missed 57 games last season, mostly because of the same lingering left hamstring issue.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026 -
On the one hand, that means that many survive the disease without serious lingering effects.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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California’s economy continues to outpace the nation in overall growth but remains constrained by sluggish hiring and an unemployment rate that has stayed elevated for nearly two years, a UCLA forecast said Wednesday.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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These criticisms have been echoed by his critics on the right-wing, who have decried the British government’s response to Iranian counterattacks across the Middle East as sluggish and meandering.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Mar. 2026
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But one laggard turkey, lazier than the others, took flight just ten paces from Brillat-Savarin.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
23 Nov. 2025
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August has been particularly strong for small caps, which are up nearly 10% so far, making investors think that this laggard index may finally come back to life.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Around us, Vero Beach unfolded at its own unhurried pace.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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Slow parenting prioritizes the joyful, unhurried moments that allow children to thrive.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Reporting meant hours of conversation in the car; room for asking the same questions over and over; the gradual diminishment of one’s embarrassment about being ignorant or uncertain; a dilatory attitude of quiet listening and watching; the possibility of misunderstandings resolved.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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He can’t be blamed for the agency’s dilatory response to problems at the plant.—
The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
25 May 2022
Adjective
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Where the film falters is in its plodding rhythm and clunky dialogue, much of which is delivered too flatly by actors who don’t exactly steal their scenes.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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At a plodding pace, the desert wilderness can be admired in all its granular splendor.—
Anna Zacharias,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The region’s pokey residential construction pace is a big factor.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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His studio flat was dingy and poky and too full with all his books, which his mother refused to keep for him any longer.—
Tessa Hadley,
New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2026
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The second movement begins with a languid viola solo played with velvety elegance by the Philharmonic’s principal, Cynthia Phelps.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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Many of us long for the days of the old South Beach, with its neighborhood bakeries, languid pace, shabby but genuine character, and the retired people who loved the place.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Ultraslow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultraslow. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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