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Recent Examples of devil-may-care What makes Dazed and Confused so pleasurable is its adherence to a devil-may-care freedom just inside the bounds of believability. Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025 The trunk doubles as her closet, stowing her effortless, devil-may-care rotation of jeans, vintage graphic-print shirts and Southwestern accessories. Fawnia Soo Hoo, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025 With devil-may-care attitude, Johnson found joy in every stanza, operating in total synergy with Angus Young. Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025 His face is grim, lacking the exuberance and devil-may-care attitude visible in earlier paintings. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025 This meant casting Quinn didn’t only involve finding someone who could balance a devil-may-care attitude with high intellect, but also someone who fit into the familial image and feeling Marvel and Disney were trying to create. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Apr. 2025 Its goofy, devil-may-care logic and rapid-fire comedy rarely translated to feature-length run times. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025 The surreal beauty of Jekyll Island, Georgia, proves an enchanting backdrop for fantastic silhouettes, playful textures, and a devil-may-care romantic flair. Tyler Mitchell, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025 Eve Plumb struck a devil-may-care pose in New York City. John Russell, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devil-may-care
Adjective
  • In fact, Hope’s own nonchalant attitude inspired her to share the truth.
    Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
  • The season’s top accessories reflect summer’s playful attitude with capsules and designs that balance nonchalant ease with an energetic and joyful spirit.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sadly, the reckless political extremism of mid-20th century America is also having a revival.
    Jane S. Smith, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
  • The girl’s 47-year-old stepmom is charged with child endangerment and reckless endangerment by discharging a firearm from within a motor vehicle, Shelby County court records show.
    Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Her joyful, carefree attitude gave way to hypervigilance.
    Bram Sable-Smith, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
  • As the defining cultural moment of not only the summer but of 2024 in general, Brat and its hedonistic aesthetic — authentic, messy and vulnerable with cigarettes, baby tees and neon green — helped set the stage for Rae’s confident and carefree pop evolution.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Born from old coffee bean bags, the canvas fabric stood out on the runway, crafted as a casual option for hanging close to shorelines.
    Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • The woman’s friend and the casual man spend time every few weeks, play pool, and text daily.
    Stephanie Guerilus, People.com, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • Then there was the subplot of a daredevil robot named Saymo who broke up with his girlfriend in front of a crowd on a studio lot, then tried to roll off a ramp and fly over a car.
    Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • Thousands of onlookers cheered wildly as daredevil pilot Bessie Coleman arced her Curtiss Jenny biplane into a spiral above a Houston field.
    Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Vance was similarly cavalier about the Administration’s noncompliance with court orders—and even about the fact that Abrego Garcia, convicted of no crime in the United States or El Salvador, has been imprisoned indefinitely.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
  • Meet my very good boys (pictured): Scooter is a nine-year-old cavapoo (cavalier King Charles spaniel and poodle mix).
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2025
Adjective
  • Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott emphasized that the city's drinking water remains unaffected by the spill.
    Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
  • The administration’s alternate pathways to imposing its tariffs and avoid legal scrutiny could include using Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, which was unaffected by the court’s ruling.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • The Russian missile attack on Ukraine comes days after Ukraine’s security service launched a series of daring, large-scale drone attacks deep into Russia, striking airfields and hitting 41 Russian military aircrafts.
    Victoria Butenko, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
  • His career was built around the principles that a great idea can come from anywhere, a box office triumph is meant to be shared by an entire team and our creative choices need to be bold and daring.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 June 2025

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“Devil-may-care.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devil-may-care. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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