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lazily

ADVERB
indolently
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On a recent Sunday afternoon, a bald eagle lazily flew back and forth over the spot where Semple Run feeds into Conococheague Creek.

From Slate Apr. 27, 2026

A swing dangles lazily in the middle of the room.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

Swim, the album's first single, is subtle and restrained, the sort of music that drifts lazily into your ears before getting stuck on your internal radio.

From BBC Mar. 20, 2026

While others understood that the song and performance were quintessential Robyn, others lazily lumped it in with phoned-in dance songs from Idina Menzel and “SNL” parodies.

From Salon Jan. 10, 2026

Downward came the bird, lazily looping through the haze, gray in gray descending, gliding, a summer sledder down a slope of sunsmoke.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli




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