as in slowly
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Adverb
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According to the rescue group, Miracle is being fed slowly while doctors work to gradually stabilize her sodium levels.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
19 May 2026 -
Slide down the wall slowly, bending your knees, and stopping when your thighs are about parallel to the floor.—
Christa Sgobba,
Health,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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In the chaotic aftermath of the simultaneous strikes, body parts were sometimes loaded onto ambulances without being properly linked to specific locations, or were later misclassified at hospitals.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Now, nearly two decades later, the formula still works surprisingly well here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
Adverb
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Polaritons move relatively sluggishly—around 100 times slower than the speed of light.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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He was beaten from distance for the first goal, moving sluggishly as a shot dropped into his far corner.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Gaff reportedly obliged, providing the undercover detectives with a sample that was subsequently sent through the federal database CODIS, where investigators ultimately linked him to Weaver's murder.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Officers reviewed hospital surveillance footage to identify a man who was subsequently arrested, police said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
Adverb
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Yet doctors eventually assured her that physical activity for a recovering pediatric leukemia patient would be beneficial to his quality of life.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Companies worldwide are exploring how machines could eventually support warehouses, factories, customer service operations, healthcare facilities, and even households.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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If all goes well, Haven 2's first module will lift off in 2028, with additional modules going up every six months thereafter for the next four years.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
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Soon thereafter, in 1992, the United Nations launched a Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) to craft a global research and policy agenda for supporting the biodiversity needed for our global ecosystem to thrive and survive.—
Mark VanderSchaaf,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2026
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“Dilatorily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilatorily. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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