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Adjective
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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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The Lakers played their fourth game this week, at times looking sluggish because of the workload.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Hiring slowed more than expected in December, a sluggish end to what was one of the weakest years of job growth in decades, a dynamic that further amplified America’s affordability crisis.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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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Daniela Amodei has an energy that’s hard to place — warm, unhurried, immediately present.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
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This tiny town in Santa Barbara County charms with boutique wineries, art galleries, and unhurried country roads.—
Amplified Content Studio,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 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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But the small lineup has helped with spacing, creating more driving lanes for Dent while also allowing Bilodeau to beat more plodding counterparts on offense.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Wisconsin was one of the nation’s most plodding teams under former coach Bo Ryan and continued that way under former assistant Greg Gard, as recently as two seasons ago ranking in the 300s in Division I in tempo.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Drew and Lucy Moore lived on Sylvan, past the green house with all the dogs, in a poky little Queen Anne fixer-upper on a half lot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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The movie won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, and did well at the box office despite a poky pace and a three-hour running time.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The season-two footage that’s been released teases its languid pace and warm, inviting environments all over again — much of season one was spent tracking Frieren’s slow gait through the natural world — punctuated by moments of magical action.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
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Just around the bend was an entire tangle of them—mothers with babies, juveniles mock-charging each other, a languid patriarch on his back.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Ultraslow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultraslow. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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