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Recent Examples of footloose The footloose couple performed on the opening night of the Symphony of Dance tour in Melbourne, Fl. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2024 Huppert plays a footloose and intense French woman at large in Korea and vaguely making ends meet as an untrained language tutor with eccentric methods. Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Feb. 2024 This anthology is a footloose excavation of Muslim food writing foraged from some of South Asia’s best writers, with a recipe tailing each essay. Meher Mirza, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2023 These natural attributes no longer matter as firms are attracted to cities where footloose knowledge workers congregate. Ian Goldin, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for footloose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footloose
Adjective
  • The attempt was tipped and brought in by Locke, who slipped loose into the secondary before taking off for a 64-yard touchdown reception.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • These are organized into geologic map units, which range in composition from loose sand and gravel to very old bedrock.
    David Bressan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The podcast format gives Tolbert a more freewheeling forum than radio.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
  • There’s no legal argument to be made against this turn away from fact-checking and towards a more freewheeling, more disinformation-laden, more confusing, more hateful and less illuminating approach.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Alvarado said that, to her, the holiday means being free.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Looking for a free mini puzzle?
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Streaming platforms have blurred the line between prestige drama and casual binge.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Ranging in sizes 4 Petite to 24 Plus, this casual yet classy dress features button cuff sleeves, a flattering tie closure, and over a dozen colors to choose from.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • These objects, unlike the planets of the solar system, were also unbound to a star and therefore free-floating in the universe.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 July 2025
  • The graphic novel format gave him the freedom to imagine without limitation—unbound by the logistical constraints of filmmaking.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 14 July 2025

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“Footloose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footloose. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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