as in cautiously
at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected
walked slowly toward the ringing phone
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The truck toting the Pope’s body glided down narrow streets, the dome of the Vatican slowly fading into the distance.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
His partner applies an oxygen mask and, slowly, the man’s breathing picks up.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
And yet, those who watched them more closely than most of us will tell you the signs of their 2024-25 collapse were there, like slowly widening cracks in the walls of a house.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
And once the sickening jolts of the combat takeoff had ended and Bui slowly grew accustomed to the noise and the pressure of the C-130, the taste of KFC stopped his crying.
—Jennifer Brookland, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
His partner applies an oxygen mask and, slowly, the man’s breathing picks up.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
And yet, those who watched them more closely than most of us will tell you the signs of their 2024-25 collapse were there, like slowly widening cracks in the walls of a house.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
And once the sickening jolts of the combat takeoff had ended and Bui slowly grew accustomed to the noise and the pressure of the C-130, the taste of KFC stopped his crying.
—Jennifer Brookland, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
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He’s also grounded into an MLB-high three double plays thanks to a combination of hitting the ball on the ground more than ever and running slower than ever.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Heat started Thursday’s contest slow, finding itself in a 14-point hole just five minutes into the game.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Slowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowly. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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