bloodlessly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodlessly
Adverb
  • During warmups, while the French players lazily passed the ball between one another or popped it off the ground to gently juggle with their feet, the Norwegians, their red shirts bright against the grass, formed a tight circle and did vigorous plyometrics.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • The word authenticity, deployed lazily at a marketing conference?
    Sam Birchall, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Adverb
  • At least four officers stood by during the assaults, while two others halfheartedly attempted to break them up.
    Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The rise of disco in the mid-1970s prompted too many soul-music greats to halfheartedly jump on the bandwagon.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • The floor-length Maggi dress was delicately hand-embroidered with pink glass cut beads.
    Morgan Evans, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • In summer 2026, fashion brands are offering less and less chunky sandals and instead leaning into minimalist cage-toe designs and thin ankle straps that delicately wrap around the foot.
    René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 3 July 2026
Adverb
  • There’s no way to stop parents from allowing their children to stare listlessly at a screen, but state lawmakers, school board members, administrators and teachers can impact what goes on during the school day.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 24 June 2026
  • The Mets offense once again started listlessly, looking late for a game that started three hours earlier than scheduled because of incoming inclement weather.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 5 May 2026
Adverb
  • The Guadalupe is calm now, flowing languidly as families can be seen splashing in the cool waters.
    Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • There's something romantic about the sight of flowers languidly cascading over the sides of pots.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • The Diwali name and festive percussion gave the song a faintly South Asian vibe.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • The Philly duo’s tender, faintly medieval-sounding folk song has its hands clasped and its heart on its sleeve.
    Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
Adverb
  • Their approaches from the weekend flash in front of them, each one shakily filmed from a distance by Artisan.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • The archival, iconic footage of Jordan scoring 38 points while dealing with illness in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals was intended to inspire willpower in a Bruins team that had run shakily out of the starting gate in its last two tournament games.
    Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Bloodlessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodlessly. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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