as in cautiously
at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected
walked slowly toward the ringing phone
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The prototype can then be slowly iterated on, introducing more and more capabilities and supporting various use cases.
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Yersultan Sapar, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
But chronic stress — the kind that builds quietly from daily pressures such as financial worries or family concerns — is what slowly chips away at your health, often going unnoticed until symptoms become impossible to ignore.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Other components of the IBA proposal include using city recycling revenue to pay for some trash services, building up the new trash fund’s reserves more slowly and spreading the costs for new containers out over more years.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common type and also usually grows slowly.
—Casey Gallagher, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
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Yersultan Sapar, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
But chronic stress — the kind that builds quietly from daily pressures such as financial worries or family concerns — is what slowly chips away at your health, often going unnoticed until symptoms become impossible to ignore.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Other components of the IBA proposal include using city recycling revenue to pay for some trash services, building up the new trash fund’s reserves more slowly and spreading the costs for new containers out over more years.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common type and also usually grows slowly.
—Casey Gallagher, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Slowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowly. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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