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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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Engineers feared that any further decline could trigger the spacecraft’s undervoltage fault protection system, which is designed to automatically shut down components to protect the probe.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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That hair dryer had a much slimmer design to alleviate wrist pain, as well as RFID attachments that automatically adjusted heat and airflow.—
Victoria Song,
The Verge,
21 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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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
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Often, the bowls are sitting on the bottom shelf amidst the glassware with a number of matching—or mismatched—glasses haphazardly thrown inside.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Coburn is facing a slew of charges, including DUI and recklessly endangering the welfare of a child.—
Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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After witnesses provided a description of the suspect, who was suspected of driving recklessly at the time of the crash, he was quickly identified and a search warrant was served at a local residence in Lake Forest, the release stated.—
Ryanne Mena,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The series opens as Morgan impulsively steals a cheap necklace to gift her aged grandmother.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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During Easter, Berman cautions adults not to impulsively adopt a bunny for children who may not be committed to caring for them long-term.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 2026.
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