as in slow
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
after buying our stuff, we just wandered around the mall at a leisurely pace
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as in slowly
at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected
the old hound dog leisurely sauntered over to his water bowl to take a drink
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Recent Examples of leisurely
Kiplinger Consumer News Service, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article MESA, Ariz. — If the regular season is a marathon, as players and managers like to say, spring training is a leisurely jog on a Sunday afternoon that increases in intensity over the final week.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Margaret Cirino, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
Enzo Fernandez leisurely explored the passing options to his left before checking back to his right.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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But others argue that retirement is a time to enjoy life’s pleasures: indulging in gourmet dining, skipping morning workouts or savoring a leisurely glass of wine on the patio.
—Kiplinger Consumer News Service, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article MESA, Ariz. — If the regular season is a marathon, as players and managers like to say, spring training is a leisurely jog on a Sunday afternoon that increases in intensity over the final week.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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With just five minutes of leisurely walking, study participants saw blood sugar spikes after a meal reduced by almost 60%.
—Margaret Cirino, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
Enzo Fernandez leisurely explored the passing options to his left before checking back to his right.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leisurely
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The building Celine now occupies what used to be a slow pop-up for Dior and Loro Piana.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Of the slow, unsexy work of loving someone even in the worst times.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Cole Caufield played as a rookie in those 2021 playoffs, and the Bell Centre was essentially empty through most of it, with limited crowds allowed in the building towards the end of the run as pandemic regulations in Quebec slowly loosened.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Texas has slowly added more to the incentive fund over the last decade, with SB 22 being the largest allocation thus far.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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Outside of their very approachable price point, the whiskies have real depth—complex enough to sit with and appreciate, but never too precious for a highball, which goes to show that whisky distilled at its own unhurried pace can be both refined and versatile.—
Emily Price,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Backpackers found the country decades ago, drawn by staggeringly beautiful limestone mountains, elaborate Buddhist temples and an unhurried and inexpensive pace of life.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Leisurely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leisurely. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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