flightiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flightiness
Noun
  • Promotions that appear on Tax Day—Buy-One-Get-One, $1 promos, free anything—offer a moment of lightness in a very transactional day.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The knit garment merged the warm marsala tone with a lightness of fabric that didn’t feel or appear to be overpowering for the royal.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Trump's remarks came as he's started to soften his tone with China regarding tariffs, which have rattled the global markets and stoked anxieties about the economy.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • While immediate inflation concerns have eased, the current administration’s assertive tariff policies are reigniting these anxieties, potentially leading to future economic instability.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Not Enough People Are Watching ‘NYT Mini’ Clues And Answers For Saturday, April 26 New Google Leak Reveals Subscription Changes For Gemini AI There is no shortage of worries for European auto manufacturers.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • These worries lead people to make a series of decisions to delay having children, with hopes of having them in the future.
    Lisa Hagen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The angst about the Fed’s independence on Monday came against a backdrop of investors’ unease about the global economy.
    Danielle Kaye, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Its grand facade, looming over the misty abyss of Tequendama Falls, is the kind of place that invites amazement and a little unease.
    Josh Rivera, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Achieving that would bring not just sporting glee but could also solve many of their financial problems, with the tournament’s new format providing clubs with even more wealth.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Democrats were generally hiding any glee over their fortune, but some acknowledged the shifting winds.
    Al Weaver, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As serious as the overwhelming majority of the show is, there’s the fresh frivolity of the Thenardiers (Victoria Huston-Elem and Matt Crowle).
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
  • As serious as the overwhelming majority of the show is, there’s the fresh frivolity of the Thenardiers (Victoria Huston-Elem and Matt Crowle).
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Actor Vince Vaughn became the latest celebrity to visit President Trump in the Oval Office, creating a moment of levity Friday for the White House social media team.
    Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The inclusion of Daredevil and a number of false teases about Wolverine made for great moments of levity.
    Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Between the bottled beers and canapés, however, there was little sign of the brewing tensions behind the scenes.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • However, so far, Trump has not acknowledged this tension.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Flightiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flightiness. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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