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Recent Examples of casually
The reformation of the band was casually dropped on the surprised crowd in Cleveland partway through what started off as a far less momentous conversation.
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Annie Zaleski, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
The linen blend textile feels casually elegant and the grommet rail line ensures the drapes will move smoothly on any rod.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
This one from Lillusory will look great casually paired with leggings or jeans, or dressed up with a satin midi skirt.
—Kenedee Fowler, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
Plus, the straight-leg design, complete with functional pockets, can be worn casually with sneakers or dressed up with boots or chunky heels.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
This sweater dress can be styled casually with boots and loafers during fall, and the deep burgundy color works well with tights and flats or heels for a dressier occasion this winter.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Some characters casually walked off into the sunset, while others fell victim to its burning rays.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
One quick line, in which an elderly woman recognizes Mark’s sport as one that was threatened with a legal ban, suggests both its controversy and its singularity, but the subject is dropped as casually as it’s mentioned.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
While condemnations are not uncommon, the city does not casually tear down properties, especially prominent ones.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Annie Zaleski, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
The linen blend textile feels casually elegant and the grommet rail line ensures the drapes will move smoothly on any rod.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
This one from Lillusory will look great casually paired with leggings or jeans, or dressed up with a satin midi skirt.
—Kenedee Fowler, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
Plus, the straight-leg design, complete with functional pockets, can be worn casually with sneakers or dressed up with boots or chunky heels.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
This sweater dress can be styled casually with boots and loafers during fall, and the deep burgundy color works well with tights and flats or heels for a dressier occasion this winter.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Some characters casually walked off into the sunset, while others fell victim to its burning rays.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
One quick line, in which an elderly woman recognizes Mark’s sport as one that was threatened with a legal ban, suggests both its controversy and its singularity, but the subject is dropped as casually as it’s mentioned.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
While condemnations are not uncommon, the city does not casually tear down properties, especially prominent ones.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casually
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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Local paddlers have started to informally refer to the river as the New-lichucky.—
Rolando Arrieta,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Frostys pitched the idea of informally singing a favorite from their year-round sing-a-long program, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, during the 7th inning stretch, according to a news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Suiter claimed the county was unable to specifically itemize the various charges that summed to $25,000 — apart from the additional $8,000 for parking — and that the figure had been determined arbitrarily, both allegations that Krueger disputed.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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Even arbitrarily far into the future, or all the way back before the hot Big Bang, the Universe would never truly be empty.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Police say the lone suspect indiscriminately shot at the immigration facility from the rooftop of a nearby law office.—
Detroit Free Press,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The gunman fired indiscriminately at the ICE building, as well as at a van in an entrance where the victims were shot, the statement said.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Huffman recently whimsically hinted at his enthusiasm about representing new territory.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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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Kenan Thompson is also randomly there as a restaurant patron who wants free semen.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Instead of haphazardly stuffing them into your nightstand drawer, place them in a whimsical Hay tin container.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
29 Sep. 2025
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Lots of fly-by-night import shops sprang up, happy to rubber-stamp any Mercedes with a catalytic converter haphazardly welded under the floorboards.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Casually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casually. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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