as in slowly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilatorily
Adverb
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Compost releases nutrients slowly over time, feeding plants and beneficial soil microbes alike.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025 -
The barge actually moves from right to left, while the trunks slowly open to reveal golden LV Monogram flowers.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
4 June 2025
Adverb
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His attending doctor Conrad Murray was later jailed for involuntary manslaughter, for administering an overdose of propofol to his patient.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
15 June 2025
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When asked where Jean lived, Joseph gave an address that police later identified as Roseau’s, an apparent building on Snyder Ave.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
Adverb
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The British subsequently landed on Gold Beach, followed by the Canadians at Juno, and finally the British at Sword, the easternmost point of the invasion.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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But despite the treatment, the woman began having seizures, subsequently dying eight days after symptoms began.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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This would be the first step in creating what the city calls the University Innovation District, meant to eventually host 20,000 students, 6,000 faculty and staff and lots of housing, with room for science and tech companies and restaurants.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Legal questions over status to be tested anew But many in American Samoa eventually soured on the idea, fearing that extending birthright citizenship would jeopardize its customs — including the territory’s communal land laws.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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“Dilatorily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilatorily. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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