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Recent Examples of casually
Wear them casually with tennis shoes and a tank top, or dress them up with heeled sandals and a pretty cardigan.
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Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Shortstop Miguel Rojas fully laid out to his left in the second inning to field a sharp grounder off Bo Bichette’s bat, and then casually threw to first to complete the diving play.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Wear it casually with shorts for daytime exploring or dress it up with trousers and heels for a summer night out.
—Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
In March 2022, the actress appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show and casually demonstrated her special technique for eating cupcakes — a moment that exploded across social media and became the stuff of TikTok legend.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
Foo Fighters drummer Ilan Rubin is remembering the time Tom DeLonge stunned Trent Reznor by casually showing him a snapshot of a dead alien.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
The casually cluttered seating is more plentiful and features lots of cushions, a change from the rows of hard wooden stools that preceded it, encouraging a coffee klatsch experience rather than gulp-and-run.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Gua sha, when used casually at home, delivers only temporary results.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 8 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
Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Shortstop Miguel Rojas fully laid out to his left in the second inning to field a sharp grounder off Bo Bichette’s bat, and then casually threw to first to complete the diving play.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Wear it casually with shorts for daytime exploring or dress it up with trousers and heels for a summer night out.
—Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
In March 2022, the actress appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show and casually demonstrated her special technique for eating cupcakes — a moment that exploded across social media and became the stuff of TikTok legend.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
Foo Fighters drummer Ilan Rubin is remembering the time Tom DeLonge stunned Trent Reznor by casually showing him a snapshot of a dead alien.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
The casually cluttered seating is more plentiful and features lots of cushions, a change from the rows of hard wooden stools that preceded it, encouraging a coffee klatsch experience rather than gulp-and-run.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Gua sha, when used casually at home, delivers only temporary results.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 8 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
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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Johnston and other city representatives have lobbied for the event both formally and informally in recent months.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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His contributions were informally recorded by Sehgal (during breakfast at a hotel) while the pair visited Selma in 2017.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
8 Apr. 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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No such rules appear to exist for Saudi Arabia, whose leaders have been accused of arbitrarily arresting, jailing and torturing people who speak out against the government.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Much smaller than originally thought Initially, when discovered in January, it was arbitrarily assumed that Comet MAPS might be rather large, as most Kreutz comets go.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 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
Adverb
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No landlord would allow an occupant to change his property without approval, let alone whimsically destroy a third of it.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 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
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 17 Apr. 2026.
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