as in whim
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
a frequent victim to the vagrancies of the heart, she had a succession of passionate but short-lived romances
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Recent Examples of vagrancy
In 1932 Chicago police raided an apparent summit meeting of gangsters, and arrested Lansky and five others on vagrancy charges.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
The state would also kick in some funding, but that money could only be used to eliminate crime and vagrancy, according to the bill text.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
But vagrancy largely remains a mystery to scientists.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
By a vote of six to three, the justices empowered cities to enforce laws prohibiting camping and vagrancy, dealing a blow to advocates who argue that the lack of affordable housing is driving a dramatic increase in the unhoused population.
—Ella Howard / Made By History, TIME, 10 July 2024
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
The state would also kick in some funding, but that money could only be used to eliminate crime and vagrancy, according to the bill text.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
But vagrancy largely remains a mystery to scientists.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
By a vote of six to three, the justices empowered cities to enforce laws prohibiting camping and vagrancy, dealing a blow to advocates who argue that the lack of affordable housing is driving a dramatic increase in the unhoused population.
—Ella Howard / Made By History, TIME, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vagrancy
whim
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Analysts who follow Walgreens see the move to private ownership as another plus because the company and a stock price attached to public ownership will no longer be subject to the whims of Wall Street.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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This arguably demonstrates why the central bank is federally mandated to be independent, so that a major lever of the economy can be used for the long-term benefit of businesses and consumers as opposed to the whims of the Oval Office.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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“Vagrancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vagrancy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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