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moving slowly

ADJECTIVE
crawling
Synonyms




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"I am actually seeing the trend in inflation moving slowly down as some of the effects of the tariffs move into the rearview mirror."

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

“Hello, anybody there?” she called, moving slowly through it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

Indonesia, for instance, planned to replace diesel and coal electricity-generation units with cleaner alternatives, but had been moving slowly.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

Once, he recalls, as he was approaching a mine using sonar, another object appeared on his screen, moving slowly through the darkness.

From BBC Jan. 30, 2026

Brian only had two more arrows and he debated moving slowly to change the spear over to his right hand and use that to kill the bird.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen




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