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Recent Examples of feebly
Heathcliff’s racial ambiguity — so central to the novel’s violence and otherness — is feebly erased.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
One man aboard the boat knew how to navigate the mangroves and sandbars of the keys, and with the late summer sun beating down on the rafters, the boat pushed out feebly into the open ocean.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
One man aboard the boat knew how to navigate the mangroves and sandbars of the keys, and with the late summer sun beating down on the rafters, the boat pushed out feebly into the open ocean.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feebly
Adverb
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The wife quietly told her husband to hide his kippah under his hat.—
Arielle Kaden,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In many Black families, caregiving happens quietly.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The cast’s sole survivor is Jessica Hecht, who pours miraculous warmth and complexity into her faintly insulting role as Colleen, the head teller, a morally upright spinster goosed by her flirtation with Sonny and the spotlight.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Thickened with a little potato and flavored with leeks, shallot, white wine, and the faintly anise-y herb tarragon, this sleeper hit of a soup is subtle, springy, and unexpectedly special.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Instead, the Lakers superstar pulled up straight over the top of Bryant’s outstretched arm, dropping a fadeaway jumper softly through the net.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Her signature copper red hair, styled by Halley Brisker, was worn softly tousled down her back.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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On a brilliant midsummer morning, my wife and I stepped into a black Zodiac raft and drifted noiselessly among icebergs five stories high, their emerald and aquamarine walls gleaming above sapphire waters.—
Pico Iyer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Feebly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feebly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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