as in sleepily
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Recent Examples of idly
Europe did not sit idly by as Trump regained traction.
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Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
This poor girl and thousands of others suffer for no good reason and the world sits idly by and does nothing.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Think about how good turning a physical page feels as opposed to idly sliding through your social media feed as the algorithm feeds you an infinite supply of low-quality slop.
—Sally Tamarkin, Them, 23 Dec. 2024
Of course, companies won't sit idly by and let that happen — those costs will likely be passed along to American consumers.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
This poor girl and thousands of others suffer for no good reason and the world sits idly by and does nothing.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Think about how good turning a physical page feels as opposed to idly sliding through your social media feed as the algorithm feeds you an infinite supply of low-quality slop.
—Sally Tamarkin, Them, 23 Dec. 2024
Of course, companies won't sit idly by and let that happen — those costs will likely be passed along to American consumers.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Idly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idly. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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