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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
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Youth Charging Reform Act Among the bills signed into law Tuesday is the Youth Charging Reform Act, which will prevent some juvenile offenders from being automatically charged as adults and will change how some teens accused of serious crimes are prosecuted in court.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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State officials are planning to automatically flag health exemptions in the files of CalFresh recipients who are also on Medi-Cal — a program reaching much of the same population.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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In a May 5 Facebook post, officials in Saône-et-Loire, France, shared a video of a deer haphazardly running in circles around a field in what appeared to be an intoxicated state.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Instead of haphazardly brushing it into your palm or reaching for a dripping sponge, try a handheld vacuum for a far more efficient solution.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
10 May 2026
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He was arrested for unlawfully and recklessly causing a fire to forestland.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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On May 14, Keller Public Safety posted a dashcam video on Facebook of a group of at least seven pre-teen and teens who police say drove recklessly and evaded police on Johnson Road.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
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Leaders who can regulate themselves in difficult moments are easier to trust than those who react impulsively.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Except rather than giving it to her, Bear impulsively uses it himself.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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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 2 Jun. 2026.
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