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Recent Examples of glancingly
Many aspects of Elvis’ story are touched on glancingly or not at all in the film’s brisk 90-minute runtime.
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Kim Willis, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Kemp only glancingly acknowledges that economic downturns are also linked to spikes in suicide and mental illness.
—Linda Kinstler, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
Kim Willis, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Kemp only glancingly acknowledges that economic downturns are also linked to spikes in suicide and mental illness.
—Linda Kinstler, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glancingly
Adverb
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The charter also embraced a mission as the neighborhood school — automatically accepting all who showed up at its doors.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Avride also said the robots are designed with privacy protections as cameras will automatically blur faces and license plates.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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After losing half of the original roster to trades and a few more bodies to injury, this haphazardly assembled roster is not comfortable playing together.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Typically, fractures are fault lines that propagate haphazardly under stress and spread through inert materials, such as ice, rock, or concrete.—
Clare Watson,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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There are still needs to be addressed, but nothing that will cause the team to behave recklessly after the opening bell.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
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The insight isn’t about spending recklessly.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Our next step is to understand how cells controlling hesitation interact with drugs treating ADHD and OCD, conditions where patients can respond impulsively during volatile or uncertain situations.—
Eric Yttri,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
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Make Impulse Purchases People with organized homes are mindful not to buy things impulsively, explains Kristen Ziegler, the founder of Minima in Richmond, Virginia.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Glancingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glancingly. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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