as in whims
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
an out-of-character caprice led him to take the day off from work and go to the beach
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whims
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Aside from anything else, supporter sentiment can be overwhelming; far more difficult to head off than the whims of journalists.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025 -
If the Supreme Court officially makes the chief executive a unitary executive, the advancement of the public good may depend on little more than the whims of the president, a state of affairs normally more characteristic of dictatorship than democracy.—
Graham G. Dodds,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Caprices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caprices. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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