abstractedly
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Many mourners ponder, even if only abstractedly, their reason for living.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 7, 2011
At one point, an elderly extra, abstractedly scratching her stomach, turned to one of the actresses and said: "Hey, didja ever see so many characters in one place?"
From Time Magazine Archive
And occasionally Oates will let all his defenses collapse, as when GTO sits in a North Carolina roadside diner and abstractedly orders "champagne and caviar and chicken sandwiches on toast."
From Time Magazine Archive
A creased, dirty raincoat is his unvarying costume; he wanders abstractedly, clutching a camera and a sackful of pointless documents.
From Time Magazine Archive
When concentrating it was his practice to finger his watch-chain and rummage abstractedly in his watchpocket.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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