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Recent Examples of casually
Thou shalt pose for the cover, ideally smiling and having a casually joyous time.
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Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Create Short, Snappy Messages Short, snappy messaging is great while people are in the mindset to casually scroll on social media.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The pair were casually dressed, with Styles in jeans, a T-shirt and sneakers.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Devin Harris, Nowitzki’s former teammate who is now one of Dallas’ color commentators, said Nowitzki does a good job of communicating casually while being insightful.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
One might be casually scrawled on the back of an envelope, while another comes on formal letterhead.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The video instantly went viral across social media platforms, autoplaying for hours on X, in particular, to countless users casually scrolling their feeds until moderators eventually clamped down on its spread.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
However, Anderson, who became an official Drew Crew member during the episode, appeared surprised by Barrymore casually pulling the macaroni during his bag reveal.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
The day before the event, a colleague of theirs casually extended an invitation to me.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Create Short, Snappy Messages Short, snappy messaging is great while people are in the mindset to casually scroll on social media.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The pair were casually dressed, with Styles in jeans, a T-shirt and sneakers.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Devin Harris, Nowitzki’s former teammate who is now one of Dallas’ color commentators, said Nowitzki does a good job of communicating casually while being insightful.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
One might be casually scrawled on the back of an envelope, while another comes on formal letterhead.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The video instantly went viral across social media platforms, autoplaying for hours on X, in particular, to countless users casually scrolling their feeds until moderators eventually clamped down on its spread.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
However, Anderson, who became an official Drew Crew member during the episode, appeared surprised by Barrymore casually pulling the macaroni during his bag reveal.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
The day before the event, a colleague of theirs casually extended an invitation to me.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 11 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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Other educators who spoke to the Herald describe parents cutting back on extracurricular activities, avoiding school pick-up and drop-off lines, and even keeping children home to study informally.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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When actually on the way to the stadium itself, players dressed informally, sometimes just in team sweats.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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
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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These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The signature Borderlands loot system is here too, where every single weapon and piece of gear is randomly generated with numerous combinations of unique traits, making gameplay unpredictable and fun.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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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 17 Sep. 2025.
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