slowness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowness
Noun
  • The iPhone 17 Air is rumored to measure around 5.5mm in thickness.
    Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Quilted or padded cloth playmats range in thickness between 0.2 and 0.8 inches.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Trump himself personifies stupidity’s essential feature — self-satisfaction, an inability to recognize the flaws in your thinking.
    David Brooks, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
  • These deaths come on the heels of the equally bizarre and jarring death of Adult Lottie (Simone Kessell) which brings us to four adult survivors dead, though Adult Travis died offscreen (sparking a really fascinating mystery that ended in sheer stupidity and disappointment).
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Reality check: While the poll shows support for housing density, the issue remains a political hot potato in Nashville.
    Nate Rau, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Cambodia’s Preah Vihear province, where Ronin was deployed has one of the highest landmine densities in the world following decades of conflict in the 20th century, including heavy bombing by the US during the Vietnam War.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Resembling in color a smooth pebble after heavy rains, the calfskin leather holder has but one compartment and one back pocket — taking it back to the basics and accentuating simplicity.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • That simplicity feels so apt for this show, There's enough here: The production is simple and sweet, while Jonas and Warren exude a certain magnetism.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Adams case is not the only one that will bring the foolishness of this directive into sharp relief.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Making any judgements about the actual validity of their complaints is the height of foolishness right now, with so much legal process runway still ahead.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The court ruled that although Elkins did kill her children, she was found not guilty by reason of insanity, the outlet and NBC10 Philadelphia reported.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan ruled last week that Elkins did kill her children, but was not guilty by reason of insanity, the Ashbury Park Press reported.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Slowness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowness. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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