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Recent Examples of shallowly
Young and shallowly rooted plants are the most impacted by heat and drought, leaving them vulnerable to diseases and pests.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Avoid watering frequently and shallowly as this will worsen the condition.
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Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
Water plants slowly and deeply, rather than quickly and shallowly.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
18 Apr. 2026
Habitat and botanical characteristics Minari grows best where the ground stays consistently moist or shallowly flooded.
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Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Mar. 2026
The infamous gossip blogger took to social media over the weekend to share a video of himself breathing shallowly in a hospital bed, with a tube of oxygen hooked up through his nostrils.
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Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
Screen or email apnea happens when someone unconsciously holds their breath or breathes more shallowly while looking at their screen to answer emails or texts, explained Dora Kamau, lead mindfulness and meditation teacher at Headspace.
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Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
23 Feb. 2026
Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder in which people briefly stop breathing or breath very shallowly during sleep, multiple times per hour.
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Becky Upham,
EverydayHealth.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Yet another approach is to merely and shallowly describe the persona based on your overall semblance of the person.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Avoid watering frequently and shallowly as this will worsen the condition.
—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
Water plants slowly and deeply, rather than quickly and shallowly.
—
Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
18 Apr. 2026
Habitat and botanical characteristics Minari grows best where the ground stays consistently moist or shallowly flooded.
—
Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Mar. 2026
The infamous gossip blogger took to social media over the weekend to share a video of himself breathing shallowly in a hospital bed, with a tube of oxygen hooked up through his nostrils.
—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
Screen or email apnea happens when someone unconsciously holds their breath or breathes more shallowly while looking at their screen to answer emails or texts, explained Dora Kamau, lead mindfulness and meditation teacher at Headspace.
—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
23 Feb. 2026
Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder in which people briefly stop breathing or breath very shallowly during sleep, multiple times per hour.
—
Becky Upham,
EverydayHealth.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Yet another approach is to merely and shallowly describe the persona based on your overall semblance of the person.
—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shallowly
Adverb
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The dream of a repeat was on thin ice Friday as Argentina narrowly defeated upstart Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time in Miami.
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The commission took up noncitizen voting in March, narrowly rejecting it.
Adverb
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Undermanned in the middle and inadequately equipped on the back end, Holland, a septuagenarian with four Stanley Cup rings, will have to earn every word of his reputation this summer.
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As medetomidine spreads across the country, jails that are still inadequately prepared to treat opioid withdrawal alone could face an onslaught of severe cases.
Adverb
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It’s been about holding them in tension, sometimes brilliantly, often painfully, and always imperfectly.
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Let a few tendrils fall to frame your face for an imperfectly perfect look like Salma Hayek's style.
Adverb
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As potential rivals get summarily deleted others will see themselves in danger and move against him in anticipation.
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Two years later, the 8th Circuit summarily affirmed an order invalidating a program in Arkansas that allowed students to take voluntary Bible classes during school hours.
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Many of the devices employed during segregation, such as poll taxes, grandfather clauses, and literacy tests, were superficially race-neutral.
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Never water superficially but always give the root ball a good soaking.
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“Shallowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shallowly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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