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Adverb
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Naroditsky removes his blindfold and smiles shyly.—
Jordan Himelfarb, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
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By way of reply, the kid puffed up his chest and smiled shyly.—
Adverb
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So Rizo, a little bashfully but mostly just with determination, heads right on back.—
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And social director Kassidy Silva bashfully admitted to liking Tabi nails with the peeking-through-hands emoji.—
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This is about taking responsibility for your future… not fearfully, but strategically.—
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Black Rabbit begins in media res, zooming out from a wallpaper full of rabbits — some mid-hop, others staring fearfully into the abyss with wide, dark pools for eyes.—
Adverb
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As seen in a video shared to X by Lizzie Robinson of ITV, the Princess of Wales politely said hello to a patient there, asked her name and made the connection between the woman and William, the heir to the throne.—
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Fear, hunger and repression did not stop politely at national borders.—
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“Diffidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diffidently. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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