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Recent Examples of casually
Last month, Gandalf the Grey actor Ian McKellen casually dropped a bombshell bit of casting news on the unsuspecting crowd at a London fan event at the convention For the Love of Fantasy.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Dress it up with heeled booties, or wear it casually with sneakers.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Head trainer Dustin Little kept an eye on McCaffrey, but neither Shanahan nor general manager John Lynch fixated on McCaffrey and casually chatted nearby.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
People lost the ability to casually interact with others without considering the risk of infection and adopted new daily rituals such as masking and social distancing.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Sep. 2025
The East-West silhouette paired with the casually undone straps has all the makings of a cool girl essential.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Meursault acquiesces but with a casually brutal frankness as to his motives, which have nothing to do with love.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
The post opened with a picture of Justin — dressed casually in a blue zip-up hoodie, low-rise jeans, a white T-shirt and red shorts — and the radiant bride.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The salad goes in the middle of the table like a centerpiece, and my partner and I cozy up, casually eating with our fingers.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2025
Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Dress it up with heeled booties, or wear it casually with sneakers.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Head trainer Dustin Little kept an eye on McCaffrey, but neither Shanahan nor general manager John Lynch fixated on McCaffrey and casually chatted nearby.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
People lost the ability to casually interact with others without considering the risk of infection and adopted new daily rituals such as masking and social distancing.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Sep. 2025
The East-West silhouette paired with the casually undone straps has all the makings of a cool girl essential.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Meursault acquiesces but with a casually brutal frankness as to his motives, which have nothing to do with love.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
The post opened with a picture of Justin — dressed casually in a blue zip-up hoodie, low-rise jeans, a white T-shirt and red shorts — and the radiant bride.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The salad goes in the middle of the table like a centerpiece, and my partner and I cozy up, casually eating with our fingers.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casually
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Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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But also just a touch ironic — like a man handing out fire safety pamphlets while carelessly flipping burgers over a bonfire on his porch.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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By mentoring the next generation of jewelry professionals, Amenc informally trains individuals in the industry, sharing her expertise and experience.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Wellness programming includes sunrise yoga and sound healing ceremonies; more informally, guests can also enjoy the pristine seaside location and lazy afternoons by the plunge pool.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
27 Aug. 2025
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Guterres noted that others working for the UN, as well as people working with NGOs, civil society and diplomatic missions, have been arbitrarily detained in Yemen since 2021.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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Thus, rather than allowing each AI maker to arbitrarily determine the rules to be employed, have lawmakers make those decisions and codify them into laws.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Large groups were indiscriminately huddled together and riddled with machine gun fire.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
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In times of uncertainty, there can be a knee-jerk reaction to either resist any cuts or to cut indiscriminately.—
Leila Saad,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Huffman recently whimsically hinted at his enthusiasm about representing new territory.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Political factions are steered by big personalities, and politicians jump promiscuously between parties.—
BEN BLAND,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2024
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Opponents of the idea see a hand on the scale and a new label on a socialist effort to redistribute wealth and opportunity randomly and haphazardly without a thought as to possible consequences.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Opponents of the idea see a hand on the scale and a new label on a socialist effort to redistribute wealth and opportunity randomly and haphazardly without a thought as to possible consequences.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those are potentially fascinating conflicts, explored haphazardly.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Casually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casually. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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