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slowly

Definition for slowly

adverb as in moderately

adverb as in at a slow pace

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Most impressively, Lopez grabs a martini, slowly does a one-legged spin to the ground and then uncoils herself to stand back up and cheer.

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Beyond lines of cars and trucks waiting for fuel, broader effects are slowly manifesting in aggregate economic data and social media.

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“I thought I was having a stroke, like an elephant was on my head,” Michaelis said from her garden, while she slowly made her way through a tomato and mozzarella salad her husband had prepared.

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“The liver is a very stoic organ; you can go for many years and not feel severely ill, even though your liver is being slowly damaged,” says Ward.

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The arias and duets, which are almost always slowly paced and formless, lack that visceral, theatrical punch and do not musically distinguish one character from another.

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

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