as in cautiously
at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected
walked slowly toward the ringing phone
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Exhale slowly through your mouth for a count of six, releasing tension with the breath.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
These numbers are slowly beginning to decrease thanks to the rising number of people adopting their pets instead of buying, but the overcrowding issue is still far from over.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Automatic drip coffeemakers and single-cup brewers heat water and slowly drip over a filter filled with ground coffee beans.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025
In this scene captured by American photographer Michael Forsberg, a biologist—disguised as one of the tall birds—slowly approaches a whooping crane.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
These numbers are slowly beginning to decrease thanks to the rising number of people adopting their pets instead of buying, but the overcrowding issue is still far from over.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Automatic drip coffeemakers and single-cup brewers heat water and slowly drip over a filter filled with ground coffee beans.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025
In this scene captured by American photographer Michael Forsberg, a biologist—disguised as one of the tall birds—slowly approaches a whooping crane.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Slowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowly. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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