as in lazily
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Recent Examples of lethargically
For minimal pay, the démineurs face death daily, lethargically; their work is so methodical, and its payoff so distant, that no one really celebrates them.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lethargically
Adverb
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The rooms Each room here channels a new type of contemporary African design—there are no throwaway uses of Ankara cloth to lazily signal to the continent.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
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The shallow freshwater coursed lazily among the sawgrass, the water stretching from the Atlantic Coastal Ridge to the east to the highlands of what is now part of the Big Cypress National Preserve to the west.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Local industry professionals aren’t sitting idly by, with hundreds marching on Parliament in January, demanding immediate action.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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But the world's most valuable company isn't sitting idly by.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Lincoln-Way East started sluggishly, to say the least, and trailed 7-4 after one quarter before Brown entered the game and scored seven points in the second quarter.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Cold weather slows the chemical reactions in these batteries, with the lithium ions moving more sluggishly through the electrolyte liquid.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Lethargically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lethargically. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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