as in slowly
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Adverb
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Once mostly known as a backpacker’s relaxed beach destination, Koh Chang is slowly, but surely expanding the breadth of its appeal to include tourists seeking a little luxury.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025 -
The couple has been slowly introducing Golden on social media.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Media companies are transitioning to linear and WBD may be speeding up the process in a corporate restructuring to take effect later this year that many believe will ultimately lead to splitting off its cable networks, much like Comcast is planning to do.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Great acting, Gyllenhaal will later remark, is often a matter of doing as near as possible to nothing.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Doctors first diagnosed the complex viral, bacterial and fungal respiratory tract infection and subsequently the onset of pneumonia in both lungs.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
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The man subsequently drove a semi-truck onto both sites and illegally fueled up from multiple pumps last December, according to police.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The trade war touched off during President Donald Trump's first term eventually prompted the Fed to lower interest rates because, rather than feeding inflation, the global and U.S. growth outlook began to dim.—
Howard Schneider,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Its snappy, postmodern unfurling, rife with intentionally obvious rear projections, does eventually give way to moving dimensions as the family’s history fades into view, but few political or personal elements amount to anything poignant.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Dilatorily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilatorily. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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