as in casual
not held back by rules, duties, or worries
James Bond has long been the model of the freewheeling hero who encounters danger and excitement in every corner of the globe
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Recent Examples of freewheeling
The podcast format gives Tolbert a more freewheeling forum than radio.
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Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
There’s no legal argument to be made against this turn away from fact-checking and towards a more freewheeling, more disinformation-laden, more confusing, more hateful and less illuminating approach.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
13 Jan. 2025
Parents who have immigrated to Norway sometimes struggle to accept the freewheeling Norwegian approach to child care, expecting more academics or structure, even for their youngest.
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Jackie Mader,
The Christian Science Monitor,
15 Oct. 2024
Stories abound of Yves Saint Laurent, Talitha Getty, Bill Willis (the visionary behind Getty's riad), and their freewheeling bohemian crowd roaming the souks in the 1960s.
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Tara Stevens,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2021
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Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
There’s no legal argument to be made against this turn away from fact-checking and towards a more freewheeling, more disinformation-laden, more confusing, more hateful and less illuminating approach.
—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
13 Jan. 2025
Parents who have immigrated to Norway sometimes struggle to accept the freewheeling Norwegian approach to child care, expecting more academics or structure, even for their youngest.
—
Jackie Mader,
The Christian Science Monitor,
15 Oct. 2024
Stories abound of Yves Saint Laurent, Talitha Getty, Bill Willis (the visionary behind Getty's riad), and their freewheeling bohemian crowd roaming the souks in the 1960s.
—
Tara Stevens,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freewheeling
Adjective
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Families, longtime soccer fans and casual viewers mixed on the concourse, creating a festival atmosphere with chants, flags and interactive soccer activities on the field.
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That wistful undertow stems from Zimmerman’s casual acceptance of his advancing age.
Adjective
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This attempt to revisit the type of fanciful, footloose and fancy-twee storytelling that helped characterize that cultural moment is a big swing, and an even bigger miss.
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But sis, this vacation is your time to let go of all those titles and lean into being footloose and carefree.
Adjective
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Chisholm is normally pretty nonchalant, and manager Aaron Boone is rather stoic and defends his players sometimes to a fault.
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Making a comeback on the Milan men’s calendar after a decade’s absence and under new ownership, Caruso made a big impression with its breezy and slyly nonchalant tailoring done up in an arresting array of unusual colors.
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“Freewheeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freewheeling. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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