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Recent Examples of casually
This is all thanks to the full moon in Libra on April 1, igniting your 11th house, bringing clarity within friendships, group dynamics or a connection that may have started casually but revealed deeper romantic potential.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
The longline fit and open front feels like being ensconced in your favorite blanket (even when seated in coach), but while the sweater can be worn casually, it can also be dressed up and worn with a maxi dress, wide-leg jeans, or even a silk midi skirt.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2026
While politicians have long campaigned at the schoolhouse, others casually stop by with staff to understand the origins of their party.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
One day — when all six adults were lying about, sleeping after a night of hunting — a big gray wolf, strange to the group, showed up on a ridge and trotted casually toward the den.
—Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
The lower price point and the approachability of a pill versus a shot opens up the market to casually interested patients, said BMO Capital Markets analyst Evan David Seigerman.
—Angelica Peebles,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
The linen blend textile feels casually elegant and the grommet rail line ensures the drapes will move smoothly on any rod.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
In one casually stunning composition, Ion looms in the foreground over the rooftops of Cluj in the background.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Before the huge climactic shoot-out — there’s always a huge climactic shoot-out — someone casually goes through a location and places all sorts of extra guns throughout the space, hiding them in refrigerators and under pool tables and whatnot.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
The longline fit and open front feels like being ensconced in your favorite blanket (even when seated in coach), but while the sweater can be worn casually, it can also be dressed up and worn with a maxi dress, wide-leg jeans, or even a silk midi skirt.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2026
While politicians have long campaigned at the schoolhouse, others casually stop by with staff to understand the origins of their party.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
One day — when all six adults were lying about, sleeping after a night of hunting — a big gray wolf, strange to the group, showed up on a ridge and trotted casually toward the den.
—Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
The lower price point and the approachability of a pill versus a shot opens up the market to casually interested patients, said BMO Capital Markets analyst Evan David Seigerman.
—Angelica Peebles,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
The linen blend textile feels casually elegant and the grommet rail line ensures the drapes will move smoothly on any rod.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
In one casually stunning composition, Ion looms in the foreground over the rooftops of Cluj in the background.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Before the huge climactic shoot-out — there’s always a huge climactic shoot-out — someone casually goes through a location and places all sorts of extra guns throughout the space, hiding them in refrigerators and under pool tables and whatnot.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casually
Adverb
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Treat the produce section carelessly.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
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Residents were treated carelessly, disrespectfully, insensitively.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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In this alternate past, a fatal blood virus, known informally as the Red Wind, has been ravaging the population for about a decade.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Mehl notes that some organizations attempt to manage IT informally, purchasing software subscriptions and hardware without building a structured support system around them.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Sometimes, Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock will offhandedly give you career advice.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
28 Nov. 2025
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The tragedy side of things is addressed rather offhandedly — occasionally the movie will remember the boggling grief and betrayal at its center, only to shrug it off again just as quickly.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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According to Jackson, the majority arbitrarily collapses that distinction simply because the treatment is delivered orally.—
Kevin Cope,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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Salvadoran nationals who were deported from the United States have been arbitrarily detained in El Salvador and have disappeared into the Central American nation's prison system, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Monday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Users in China and elsewhere have shared stories of OpenClaw run amok, deleting emails indiscriminately or making unauthorized credit card purchases.—
Erin Tan,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2026
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The specks of light are small bombs, each carrying up to 11 pounds of explosives, which are released at high altitude from the head of the missile before raining down indiscriminately over a wide area.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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Something this rare — this pink, this whimsically named — had been thriving just steps away from a local community, entirely unrecognized until the survey team went out to look.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Maude & the Bear, located inside a storybook 1926 Montgomery Ward kit house in Staunton, Virginia, has been whimsically recreated as a modern restaurant and inn.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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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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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
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“Casually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casually. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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