ploddingly

adverb

as in heavily

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  1. heavily
  2. deliberately
  3. cautiously
Adverb
  • Despite the win, the Panthers were heavily penalized, recording the most penalty yards in a single game in franchise history.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Without a backup kicker on the active roster, head coach Sean McVay must treat Evans as an emergency-only option and heavily alter his play-calling to feature aggressive fourth-down conversions.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of heavily
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  • God seems deliberately to have created variety and cognitive function in the human species.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators were trying to determine Wednesday whether the robot's actions were deliberately controlled by two young men who apparently livestreamed the incident in the western city of Cologne on social media.
    — October 14, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of deliberately
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  • The Panthers — normally among the NFL’s most aggressive teams on fourth down — also played this one cautiously for much of the way, trying to make McKee have to go 80-plus yards every possession.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Alex Wong/Getty Images Polls and pundits alike are widely — if sometimes cautiously — predicting a blue wave in the midterm elections on November 3.
    — Jacob Brogan, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of cautiously
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“Ploddingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ploddingly. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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