as in sleepily
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And then … karma, who isn’t held off idly or easily, put sand in long snapper Tyler Ott’s arms and threw off the timing of what most of us think is the easiest thing to do on a football field: kick an extra point.
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David Aldridge, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
But then Nagorno-Karabakh was seized by Baku in December 2022 and following a nine-month blockade over 100,000 Armenians were forcibly expelled, during which those Russian peacekeepers stood idly by.
—Charlie Campbell / Yerevan, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
Typically at this point of the season, the Broncos are killing the vibe, standing idly with their hands in their pockets, taking up space.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2024
Farther down the block, a shirtless man answered the door, bleary-eyed and idly rubbing his chest.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
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David Aldridge, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
But then Nagorno-Karabakh was seized by Baku in December 2022 and following a nine-month blockade over 100,000 Armenians were forcibly expelled, during which those Russian peacekeepers stood idly by.
—Charlie Campbell / Yerevan, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
Typically at this point of the season, the Broncos are killing the vibe, standing idly with their hands in their pockets, taking up space.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2024
Farther down the block, a shirtless man answered the door, bleary-eyed and idly rubbing his chest.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Idly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idly. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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