slavishly
Example Sentences
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There are regularly stories of drivers who end up going through floods, fords and teetering on the edge of canals after following their GPS systems, prompting warnings about the dangers of slavishly following the route.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
One slavishly devotes itself to meeting every hedonistic need of its human population.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 7, 2023
That Silicon Valley venture firm put $150 million into Bankman-Fried’s company, FTX, and followed that up by posting a slavishly adoring article about Bankman-Fried on its website.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Wall Street wobbled to a mixed close, continuing a monthslong run where it’s slavishly followed the cue of the bond market.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
It was a musical impulse that relied slavishly on hypnotic repetition and had an unbending loyalty to four steady beats, and it took the world by storm.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
