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as in lightly
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as in cooly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mildly
lightly
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Listen to this article On a recent chilly morning, the Lake County Sheriff’s new Marine 1 boat was bobbing lightly with the water along a dock at the East Chicago Marina.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025 -
The packed snow was hard and clean, lightly dusted over.—
Louise Erdrich,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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“Mildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mildly. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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