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also cooly
as in casually
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Adverb
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These poems invent verbal models of movement through time, their own temporal construction also serving as their subject, always nonchalantly expressed.—
Dan Chiasson,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025 -
Perched nonchalantly on a nearby roof, Terry seems to relish every moment of the tense encounter, staring right back without flinching.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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Marvel navigated the shutdowns and initial revival better than anyone, frankly, and had multiple big blockbuster hits during this period right after Avengers: Endgame, even if the ceiling on potential box office came down to Earth a bit.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The fantasy that a single order from the Oval Office could sort all of this out is, quite frankly, hilarious.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Coolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coolly. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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