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Recent Examples of laxity
For me, my main concern was mild laxity in my lower face, some out-of-nowhere hollows under my eyes, and general dullness.
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Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 3 May 2025
My jawline area appeared slightly sharper and the subtle laxity around my mouth seemed to have improved.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 3 May 2025
Bhutta attributes the spike in part to laxity with door-to-door vaccination campaigns.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
The latter is a mix of five peptide chains to improve laxity at different levels of the skin, leaving it with a firmer, more youthful appearance.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 6 Apr. 2025
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Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 3 May 2025
My jawline area appeared slightly sharper and the subtle laxity around my mouth seemed to have improved.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 3 May 2025
Bhutta attributes the spike in part to laxity with door-to-door vaccination campaigns.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
The latter is a mix of five peptide chains to improve laxity at different levels of the skin, leaving it with a firmer, more youthful appearance.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laxity
inadvertence
Noun
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As for inventions, accident and inadvertence played a role in the development of Post-it Notes and microwave heating.—
Amanda Foreman,
WSJ,
4 May 2018
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The history of the game proceeded through intelligence, but also through inadvertence.—
JAY CASPIAN KANG,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2017
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“Laxity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laxity. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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