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Recent Examples of casually
For a day trip, casually head to one of the world’s natural wonders, only 18 miles away, to Yellowstone National Park.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
Perry looked casually cute for her day in the park and wore a white T-shirt with khaki slacks.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
No problem, he was told — everyone will dress casually.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Toward the end of the show, Sheeran casually mentioned that fans might not see him for a while after this tour.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Wear it open over a tank on cool mornings, then casually tie it around your waist or drape it over your shoulders as temperatures rise.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
Striker Breel Embolo of French team Stade Rennais casually scored from the dot four minutes after the play stopped.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
Flip-flops are the casually cool shoe of the summer.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 13 June 2026
This isn't casually or as a novelty, but sustained immersion—three to six processes running simultaneously across different AI platforms.
—Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
Perry looked casually cute for her day in the park and wore a white T-shirt with khaki slacks.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
No problem, he was told — everyone will dress casually.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Toward the end of the show, Sheeran casually mentioned that fans might not see him for a while after this tour.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Wear it open over a tank on cool mornings, then casually tie it around your waist or drape it over your shoulders as temperatures rise.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
Striker Breel Embolo of French team Stade Rennais casually scored from the dot four minutes after the play stopped.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
Flip-flops are the casually cool shoe of the summer.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 13 June 2026
This isn't casually or as a novelty, but sustained immersion—three to six processes running simultaneously across different AI platforms.
—Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casually
Adverb
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Creative opportunities are also heating up, though money and friendship should not be mixed carelessly.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Additionally, boiling water can easily damage surrounding plants and grass if poured carelessly.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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These five organizations are among the nine in the National Pan-Hellenic Council, known informally as the Divine Nine.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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By her side sits her companion, Penelope Jardine, dressed comparatively informally in a loose-fitting shirt, trousers and a pair of scuffed espadrilles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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America is offhandedly disregarding science.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Sometimes, Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock will offhandedly give you career advice.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
28 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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This included the minutes that referees would seemingly arbitrarily add to each half.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Discretion exercised arbitrarily undermines it.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
Adverb
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In addition to planting the explosives in the municipality of Cajibío, authorities claim the group's criminal activities included stealing vehicles along the Pan-American Highway and indiscriminately deploying drones loaded with explosives.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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The mob killed indiscriminately and destroyed large sections of the city, burning buildings and shooting any Black people who tried to flee.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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Out in the high desert near Cabazon, my favorite stops are Hadley’s Fruit Orchards, home of the famous Hadley date shakes, and the whimsically Cabazon Dinosaur sculptors.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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No landlord would allow an occupant to change his property without approval, let alone whimsically destroy a third of it.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Huxley’s critique is clear; America mistakes body for spirit, promiscuously confusing the physical with the metaphysical.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Political factions are steered by big personalities, and politicians jump promiscuously between parties.—
BEN BLAND,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2024
Adverb
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Permits that are granted and withdrawn capriciously, tax credits that come and go, technologies that fall in or out of favor in successive administrations, and endless legal battles all amount to dangerous barriers to investment.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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That standard would uphold the NCAA’s interpretation of the waiver rule so long as the NCAA didn’t act arbitrarily or capriciously, either of which is difficult to show.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Casually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casually. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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