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slowly

Definition for slowly

adverb as in moderately

adverb as in at a slow pace

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Johnson closed the sketch by singing “Music of the Night” while slowly lifting the iconic half-mask of the Phantom to his face.

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The news slowly trickled down to the rest of the Dodgers’ pitchers.

For the next hour, they were led through 30 minutes of yoga followed by a 30-minute sound bath as the moon slowly rose above the horizon.

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"Even if you're training hard for an hour a day, your heart beats more slowly for the other 23 hours. The net effect is fewer beats used overall."

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Growing up, Joseph watched her parents dedicate themselves to jobs that she said slowly burned them out.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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