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Recent Examples of glancingly
Still, while these surfaces are clearly meant to reflect deeper emotional and cultural truths, Coppola’s mining of them is done glancingly, airily.
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Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Many aspects of Elvis’ story are touched on glancingly or not at all in the film’s brisk 90-minute runtime.
—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
Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Many aspects of Elvis’ story are touched on glancingly or not at all in the film’s brisk 90-minute runtime.
—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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Once the play was ruled a major, the misconduct was automatically assessed because Poehling was injured on the play.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Local unions can avoid a recertification vote by having 60% of teachers paying dues, which automatically re-certifies the chapter.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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Pink streamers looped haphazardly from the ceiling.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Although the ingredients may seem haphazardly thrown together, and the dough is prepared to the unique style of the pizzaiolo, the process is meticulous and the outcome is often a masterpiece.—
Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Arrington was driving recklessly before crashing into a silver car at Lake Street and Fourth Avenue South.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
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Ohio law defines murder as the purposeful causing of a death, while the lesser charge of reckless murder means the defendant acted recklessly in causing a death.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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Tshisekedi also suggested the sanctions reflected a broader alignment between his administration and Washington, dismissing any notion that the US had acted impulsively.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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But there is a critical difference between acting decisively and acting impulsively.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
6 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Glancingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glancingly. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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