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Recent Examples of informally
The Affordable Care Act, known as ACA or informally as Obamacare, is a comprehensive health care reform law signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2010.
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Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
So Trump has sort of informally put together a coalition.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Local paddlers have started to informally refer to the river as the New-lichucky.
—Rolando Arrieta, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
The Frostys pitched the idea of informally singing a favorite from their year-round sing-a-long program, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, during the 7th inning stretch, according to a news release.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
And yet, their feedback—on things like new collections, events, and the state of the business—has often been confined to private gatherings, where collectors share their opinions amongst each other and, occasionally, with their brand hosts, but always informally.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
The photo, informally titled The Scourged Back and depicting an escaped slave believed to have been named Peter Gordon, has been in wide circulation since the nineteeth century and is evocative of the horrors and injustice of slavery.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Sep. 2025
Other educators who spoke to the Herald describe parents cutting back on extracurricular activities, avoiding school pick-up and drop-off lines, and even keeping children home to study informally.
—Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Reports about the headset have also informally referred to it as Galaxy XR all year.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
So Trump has sort of informally put together a coalition.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Local paddlers have started to informally refer to the river as the New-lichucky.
—Rolando Arrieta, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
The Frostys pitched the idea of informally singing a favorite from their year-round sing-a-long program, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, during the 7th inning stretch, according to a news release.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
And yet, their feedback—on things like new collections, events, and the state of the business—has often been confined to private gatherings, where collectors share their opinions amongst each other and, occasionally, with their brand hosts, but always informally.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
The photo, informally titled The Scourged Back and depicting an escaped slave believed to have been named Peter Gordon, has been in wide circulation since the nineteeth century and is evocative of the horrors and injustice of slavery.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Sep. 2025
Other educators who spoke to the Herald describe parents cutting back on extracurricular activities, avoiding school pick-up and drop-off lines, and even keeping children home to study informally.
—Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Reports about the headset have also informally referred to it as Galaxy XR all year.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for informally
Adverb
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That’s because research suggests more men casually follow sports than women, experts say.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Her navy cashmere jacket — from a few seasons ago — is casually draped over the back of the sofa.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Suiter claimed the county was unable to specifically itemize the various charges that summed to $25,000 — apart from the additional $8,000 for parking — and that the figure had been determined arbitrarily, both allegations that Krueger disputed.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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Even arbitrarily far into the future, or all the way back before the hot Big Bang, the Universe would never truly be empty.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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But also just a touch ironic — like a man handing out fire safety pamphlets while carelessly flipping burgers over a bonfire on his porch.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Huffman recently whimsically hinted at his enthusiasm about representing new territory.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Police say the lone suspect indiscriminately shot at the immigration facility from the rooftop of a nearby law office.—
Detroit Free Press,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The gunman fired indiscriminately at the ICE building, as well as at a van in an entrance where the victims were shot, the statement said.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Political factions are steered by big personalities, and politicians jump promiscuously between parties.—
BEN BLAND,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2024
Adverb
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Today, nearly all migrants that arrive irregularly at the border are barred from seeking protection at the border and most are detained and processed for deportation.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Both moons are irregularly shaped.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Informally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informally. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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