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as in low
belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank
a tycoon who struggled all his life to overcome his lowly origins
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as in meek
not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness
the nuns at the convent regard themselves as lowly servants of the Lord
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as in humbly
in a manner showing no signs of pride or self-assertion
lowly bowing before his king, he accepted his knighthood
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Recent Examples of lowly
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
Even Microsoft’s Paint app, once the lowliest of visual editing tools, now comes with generative AI abilities that compete with Adobe’s Firefly.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
Manuel Veth, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
But those two modes ran laps around the lowly yellow bus.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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Bobby Miller has an ERA of 7.41 since returning to the Dodgers in mid-August and had trouble with the lowly Angels.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
Even Microsoft’s Paint app, once the lowliest of visual editing tools, now comes with generative AI abilities that compete with Adobe’s Firefly.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
Adverb
The club also gifted Bayern the title on two occasions, most famously last season, when the Black and Yellows threw away the title by failing to beat lowly Mainz.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
But those two modes ran laps around the lowly yellow bus.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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After they were born, however, doctors thought her low birthweight was due to those complications, Chrissy recalls.Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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These are the typical wavelengths, measured in nanometers, to look for: Red light therapy commonly uses wavelengths in the 630 to 660 nanometer range, with the lowest effective wavelength around 600 nanometers.Nena Farrell, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
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The real estate agent she’s chosen happens to be the person most responsible for making Rhiannon such a meek, repressed person: her high school bully, Julia (Mood’s Nicôle Lecky).Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jenn, while possibly the best person on the show, is too meek and too little in her own estimation.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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For years, car safety experts and everyday drivers have bemoaned the loss of the humble button.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Along with your keepsakes, bring a humble and curious mindset.Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noninterest income was $2.4 million, slightly down from $2.4 million in the previous year, with modest decreases in service charges and card processing income.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Godot’s games flourish on open indie storefronts like itch.io, where the engine enjoys modest popularity among the community.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Skeptics might shrug their shoulders at this plebeian fare.Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
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View Photos These plebeian sedans don't exhibit the manic price inflation seen in much of the automotive market.Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
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Anything can happen, but polling trends increasingly suggest that the presidency of Donald Trump, which has itself seemed like an eternity to many, may be heading to its ignoble end.Christopher R. Hill, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2020
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In fact, the abrupt and ignoble death of his fan-favorite character, the hunky werewolf Alcide Herveaux, early in the final season of the HBO show left him eager to make up for it.Jessica Wang, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2024
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The poorest Americans also have access to health care and education systems that, while obviously inferior compared to those enjoyed by rich Americans, are still superior to those of very poor countries.Dylan Matthews, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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The suit described the online school as inferior to Doe’s previous school.Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Lowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowly. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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