as in slowly
at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected
the car responds sluggishly until it warms up
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Cole Caufield played as a rookie in those 2021 playoffs, and the Bell Centre was essentially empty through most of it, with limited crowds allowed in the building towards the end of the run as pandemic regulations in Quebec slowly loosened.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025 -
Texas has slowly added more to the incentive fund over the last decade, with SB 22 being the largest allocation thus far.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Sluggishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sluggishly. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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