nonchalantly
adverb
non·cha·lant·ly
ˌnän-shə-ˈlänt-lē 
ˈnän-shə-ˌlänt-,
-lənt-
: in a nonchalant manner : in a casual way that shows a relaxed lack of concern or interest
She nonchalantly glanced our way.
He walked nonchalantly to his seat.
According to its site, the center's outdoor summer programming organizers nonchalantly wondered in 2012 if an evening screening cat videos would attract any attention.—
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Throughout the video, the TikToker can be seen looking around nonchalantly as the glowing ride approaches him.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Yet the movie shows no struggle, no introspection, but, rather, a nonchalantly reasonable ability to drop his stash into a garbage can and walk away.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
One by one, Kudrow and Cox nonchalantly entered through the apartment door wielding their own scripts, but, fed-up with the premise, the women rolled their eyes and exited together.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
And both dismantle pop's walls by nonchalantly leaping over musical styles and bringing a new audience along with them.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Yet the movie shows no struggle, no introspection, but, rather, a nonchalantly reasonable ability to drop his stash into a garbage can and walk away.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
One by one, Kudrow and Cox nonchalantly entered through the apartment door wielding their own scripts, but, fed-up with the premise, the women rolled their eyes and exited together.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
And both dismantle pop's walls by nonchalantly leaping over musical styles and bringing a new audience along with them.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Nonchalantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonchalantly. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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