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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slowly
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Businesses and residences alike must be able to tap into multiple reliable sources of energy — including traditional sources like natural gas as renewables are slowly built up — and not be forced to navigate the uncertainty that would come from choking off the power.—
Linda Baran,
New York Daily News,
3 Aug. 2025 -
Fans were slowly getting into this match, but the violence was well executed.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Sluggishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sluggishly. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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