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Recent Examples of informality
Denied legitimate commercial environments, the cannabis experience was forced into perpetual informality.
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Peter Su, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
But in an era that fears formality, Miss Manners thanks you for keeping alive the notion that informality can still be misplaced.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
That same informality carries into the week.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
Part of the draw of this watch gathering is its informality.
—Jayson Buford, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
These intimate reflections read like pages taken from private diaries, with all the informality and vulnerability of that genre, including misspellings and stray thoughts.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Under Kelleher’s leadership, the airline leaned into an ethos of warmth, informality and genuine care for customers that might have seemed somewhat radical in the industry.
—The Oklahoman, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
There was no longer any mechanism to manufacture trust and stimulate voluntary citizen idea generation and problem solving, no space any more for spontaneous working informality for business leaders, educators, politicians, public officials, wealthy scions of old families, clergy, etc.
—Stephen B. Young, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Three journalists who covered the announcement of the brackets in 1979, 1980 and 1981 recalled the informality.
—Bill Hancock, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
Peter Su, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
But in an era that fears formality, Miss Manners thanks you for keeping alive the notion that informality can still be misplaced.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
That same informality carries into the week.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
Part of the draw of this watch gathering is its informality.
—Jayson Buford, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
These intimate reflections read like pages taken from private diaries, with all the informality and vulnerability of that genre, including misspellings and stray thoughts.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Under Kelleher’s leadership, the airline leaned into an ethos of warmth, informality and genuine care for customers that might have seemed somewhat radical in the industry.
—The Oklahoman, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
There was no longer any mechanism to manufacture trust and stimulate voluntary citizen idea generation and problem solving, no space any more for spontaneous working informality for business leaders, educators, politicians, public officials, wealthy scions of old families, clergy, etc.
—Stephen B. Young, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Three journalists who covered the announcement of the brackets in 1979, 1980 and 1981 recalled the informality.
—Bill Hancock, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for informality
casualness
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She would have been floored by the casualness that has seeped into society today, from wearing pajamas on flights to sweatpants to dinner.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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Seydoux also approaches her beauty with a quintessentially French casualness.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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“Informality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informality. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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