as in cautiously
at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected
walked slowly toward the ringing phone
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Recent Examples of slowly
Although the rain has slowly come to an end Tuesday morning, river flooding continues to be a concern in parts of the region.
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Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Irwin is slowly building a solid business when his brother offers a quicker route to success.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 May 2026
This meant slowly shuffling into the wilderness.
—Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
So far this spring, rent costs have grown more slowly than the spikes in gasoline and grocery prices.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
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Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Irwin is slowly building a solid business when his brother offers a quicker route to success.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 May 2026
This meant slowly shuffling into the wilderness.
—Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
So far this spring, rent costs have grown more slowly than the spikes in gasoline and grocery prices.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for slowly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowly
Adverb
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Network officials were cautiously interested but wanted to see footage.—
Christopher Spata,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Researchers are cautiously optimistic but warn the decline is slowing, some Western states saw double-digit increases, and deaths could rebound if treatment access wanes or policies shift.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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What is missing is a way to tell if someone is more likely to develop an aggressive breast cancer or a slow-growing one, Smith noted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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Titian painted Saint Lawrence—a third-century church deacon who was slow-roasted for defying Roman authorities—bound to a palette over a sizzling fire, while a man thrusts a long, forked skewer into his torso.—
Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
Adverb
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Polaritons move relatively sluggishly—around 100 times slower than the speed of light.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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He was beaten from distance for the first goal, moving sluggishly as a shot dropped into his far corner.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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After each piece of leather is meticulously cut—which can be done by hand or by laser—it is carefully glued to the base and detailed with tone-on-tone stitching.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
17 May 2026
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Use baking soda carefully to avoid harming nearby plants or larger shrubs.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
17 May 2026
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“Slowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowly. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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