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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floppiness
Noun
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When Alexis de Tocqueville, the French political philosopher and statesman, visited America and published his 1835–1840 classic Democracy in America, he was surprised by the adaptive, intentional looseness of the laws written during the first century of the United States.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026 -
At least the looseness of discomfort was made tangible now, defined by both taste and texture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Still, being private isn’t a license to let laxness creep in.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Trump’s steamrolling of anything, including the Constitution, that might impede his authoritarian project has made the limpness of the Democratic opposition more conspicuous.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Below, a top plastic surgeon, dermatologists, and estheticians weigh in on their favorite at-home peptide eye creams for dark circles, fine lines, wrinkles, puffiness, laxity, and more.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
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Over time, the moisturizer tightens skin laxity and fosters a firm, lifted complexion.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Floppiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floppiness. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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