as in sleepily
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Recent Examples of lifelessly
The football hopped over rookie kicker returner Kaleb Johnson’s shoulder and sat lifelessly in the end zone as Johnson headed toward the sideline.
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Mike Defabo, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Mike Defabo, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelessly
Adverb
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At first, the reception started out, well, sleepily.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
14 Nov. 2025
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Thankfully, as Hank sleepily confesses, James got away.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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And San Jose wasn’t going to sit idly by on the sidelines this time.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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In it, the two explored the societal, mental and evolutionary motivations as to why viewers idly watch livestreams for hours a day.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Lifelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelessly. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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