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Recent Examples of motionlessly
Viewers were able to see the security camera footage of the boxer staring deep into the lens' soul and sitting motionlessly in front of it for the duration of the 14-second clip.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motionlessly
Adverb
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From remote barrier islands to hidden coastlines, here are the best spots Florida shellers quietly cherish.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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Programs stall, reset, or quietly get cut.—
Dennis Woodside,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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Taty Castellanos stood still as if rooted to the turf, looking high into the away end.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The first and third items in this indictment are indisputable; the second is a complicated and qualified matter; and the last two are libels, still part of popular legend no matter how often disproved by serious biography.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Motionlessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionlessly. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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