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also cooly
as in casually
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Recent Examples of coolly
The Rodents of Unusual Size that attack Westley in a swamp work because they are played by small men in rodent suits, rather than coolly conjured from pixels; their deliberate artifice is the thrill, and Reiner provided the voice for their hideous snorts.
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Also bent on finding the stone are sadistic rebel commander Captain Poison (David Harewood, oozing evil) and the coolly calculating Colonel (Arnold Vosloo), Danny’s one-time mentor as a soldier-for-hire.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
The 2000s Sacramento Kings star guard looks fit enough to curl off a screen and coolly drop in an 18-footer jumper in front of a frenzied home playoff crowd, but Bibby does his basketball work now with a whistle.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Addison Barger had two hits and an RBI for the American League champion Blue Jays, who coolly rebounded from their heartbreaking, late-night defeat in Game 3 with stellar work at the plate and on the mound.
—Staff Report, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Then the pilot coolly opened the door and hopped out of the plane unharmed.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
The veteran of 71 postseason games slid to his left to field it, coolly executing a fundamental throw home to nab Bauers and keep the game tied, 1-1.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
After Rodrigo De Paul was clipped inside the 18-yard box for a penalty, Suarez stepped up to coolly convert from the spot with a low effort to the left.
—Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Charismatic and coolly intelligent, Gray was a perfect early platform for Washington’s leading-man chops.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Also bent on finding the stone are sadistic rebel commander Captain Poison (David Harewood, oozing evil) and the coolly calculating Colonel (Arnold Vosloo), Danny’s one-time mentor as a soldier-for-hire.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
The 2000s Sacramento Kings star guard looks fit enough to curl off a screen and coolly drop in an 18-footer jumper in front of a frenzied home playoff crowd, but Bibby does his basketball work now with a whistle.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Addison Barger had two hits and an RBI for the American League champion Blue Jays, who coolly rebounded from their heartbreaking, late-night defeat in Game 3 with stellar work at the plate and on the mound.
—Staff Report, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Then the pilot coolly opened the door and hopped out of the plane unharmed.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
The veteran of 71 postseason games slid to his left to field it, coolly executing a fundamental throw home to nab Bauers and keep the game tied, 1-1.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
After Rodrigo De Paul was clipped inside the 18-yard box for a penalty, Suarez stepped up to coolly convert from the spot with a low effort to the left.
—Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Charismatic and coolly intelligent, Gray was a perfect early platform for Washington’s leading-man chops.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coolly
Adverb
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These pull-on style pants can easily be dressed down with a T-shirt to wear casually, or with a nice blouse or dress shirt and be boardroom-ready.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Dress casually for fun exercise and meet new, friendly people.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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And at Loewe, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez brought their vision to the legacy accessories range with new laptop-sized top-handle bags, carried nonchalantly unzipped with the interior anagram visible.—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
16 Dec. 2025
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The couple’s dog Roux also made a cameo, rushing around the side of the couch to see what the commotion was all about before nonchalantly turning and walking away.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
13 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The actor speaks candidly about his anxiety and panic attacks, while co-hosting the 'Pod Meets World' podcast.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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While stars and filmmakers this season tried to cope candidly with questioners, their impact was nonetheless inhibited by the rigors of Oscar rules.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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There is absolutely no evidence that frauds of this type or anywhere near this scale are happening in any of the other four states, or frankly that there is a large volume of as-yet-undiscovered fraud in Minnesota itself.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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All of that there is ripe for decades, frankly, of investigative journalism that’s happening from from our colleagues in the local media in Los Angeles.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Coolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coolly. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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