as in casually
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Recent Examples of whimsically
More whimsically, it's known for a friendship between a cheetah and Labrador retriever that had a social media moment.
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CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Built in 1891 and whimsically named The Barnacle because of its shape, the house is the oldest home in Miami-Dade County still standing on its original site on the bay.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Huffman recently whimsically hinted at his enthusiasm about representing new territory.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimsically
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These pull-on style pants can easily be dressed down with a T-shirt to wear casually, or with a nice blouse or dress shirt and be boardroom-ready.—
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Dress casually for fun exercise and meet new, friendly people.—
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In its latest estimate, Foro Penal, an independent NGO that provides pro bono legal services to people detained arbitrarily, said more than 800 political prisoners were still behind bars.—
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France had maintained Vinatier was arbitrarily detained and had called for his release.—
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As flawed generative AI tools continue to be used carelessly, without the necessary follow-up work of checking for hallucinations, experts warn that agencies like NWS could inflict serious damage to their reputation and authority.—
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Florida has a prohibition on carelessly carrying a gun.—
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Knowledge here is passed informally, not written down.—
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As for the Panthers’ side of things, seeds were planted informally a few years ago.—
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An Israeli military official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity under military rules, said Israel was not indiscriminately knocking down buildings.—
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But instead of cutting through red tape so that officials could use their judgment to get things done, DOGE fired officials indiscriminately, which led only to greater paralysis.—
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Sometimes, Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock will offhandedly give you career advice.—
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The tragedy side of things is addressed rather offhandedly — occasionally the movie will remember the boggling grief and betrayal at its center, only to shrug it off again just as quickly.—
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In theory, people investing their money may be closely following certain events, but others could just be randomly guessing.—
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And then randomly pick people up off the street after that.—
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Political factions are steered by big personalities, and politicians jump promiscuously between parties.—
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“Whimsically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whimsically. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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