as in leisurely
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
we cycled at an unhurried pace and saved our strength for the hills up ahead
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Recent Examples of unhurried
For the kind of traveler who gravitates toward local food scenes, independent businesses and unhurried experiences, a drizzly Seattle day is actually a gift.
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Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Life here is peaceful and unhurried, and much of it revolves around time spent outdoors.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
This pocket of the city leans boutique and walkable — perfect for an unhurried start without wasting half your morning.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
If your days feel a bit too fast, your life a bit too full, one of these unhurried romances may be the literary antidote to today’s instant gratification.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Life here is peaceful and unhurried, and much of it revolves around time spent outdoors.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
This pocket of the city leans boutique and walkable — perfect for an unhurried start without wasting half your morning.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
If your days feel a bit too fast, your life a bit too full, one of these unhurried romances may be the literary antidote to today’s instant gratification.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhurried
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Spend the next few hours strolling around the Davidson College campus, shopping for a new read at Main Street Books or a charming memento at Honeysuckle Home, and having a leisurely lunch at The Pickled Peach.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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Riva Beach Club Sip an Aperol spritz or a glass of Swiss merlot after a leisurely lake swim at Riva Beach Club, a boutique hotel whose beachside access in Vira—the historical center of Gambarogno—is hard to beat.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
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Banchero up-and-down The Magic superstar forward got off to a slow start by opening 1-for-6 from the field, including missing his first four 3-pointers.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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More Americans are heading into retirement without a pension, and are instead leaning on savings accounts and investment portfolios that have become increasingly subject to market swings and the slow erosion of inflation.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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“Unhurried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhurried. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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