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also cooly
as in casually
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Recent Examples of coolly
Esther is smiling; Bella looks coolly down her nose and into the lens.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Charismatic and coolly intelligent, Gray was a perfect early platform for Washington’s leading-man chops.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Cunha was magnificent in a shock 1-0 win against UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain, holding Goncalo Ramos at arm’s length throughout and coolly playing through the French press.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2025
By coolly solving the problems under the most intense pressure imaginable, the astronauts and the crew on the ground became heroes.
—Don Babwin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Charismatic and coolly intelligent, Gray was a perfect early platform for Washington’s leading-man chops.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Cunha was magnificent in a shock 1-0 win against UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain, holding Goncalo Ramos at arm’s length throughout and coolly playing through the French press.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2025
By coolly solving the problems under the most intense pressure imaginable, the astronauts and the crew on the ground became heroes.
—Don Babwin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coolly
Adverb
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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.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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Dress it up with heeled booties, or wear it casually with sneakers.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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And both dismantle pop's walls by nonchalantly leaping over musical styles and bringing a new audience along with them.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The video shows a clip of the mother bear breaking down the backyard fence and nonchalantly wandering around.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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During an appearance on Today With Jenna & Friends, Cummings, 43, candidly joked about her experience with postpartum depression after welcoming her son Henry back in December 2023, sharing that her struggles even inspired the name of her ongoing Big Baby tour.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Norma Avelar documented her plastic surgery journey on TikTok and candidly told her audience that her recovery wasn't easy.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Thematic through-lines will become more apparent in the coming years, but for now what strikes me is the variety of the offerings and — speaking quite frankly — the wide range in quality.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
2 Sep. 2025
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Instead, later stages feel unpolished, undertested, and frankly harsh; some sections rely more on luck than skill due to dodgy responsiveness, weird puzzle timings, or the occasional drop into sub-30fps territory.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Coolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coolly. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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