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Recent Examples of laxity
Now, there are products for dryness, dullness, wrinkles, elasticity, laxity, acne...
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
Generally speaking, for a surgeon to perform a facelift (irrespective of goals), there has to be evidence of laxity.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 10 June 2025
What sets it apart from peers like vitamin C, however, is that retinol can tackle just about every sign of premature skin aging, including fine lines and wrinkles, skin laxity, and hyperpigmentation (a contributor to dark circles).
—Deanna Pai, Glamour, 28 May 2025
For others experiencing more severe laxity, there’s tummy tucks and face lifts.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
Generally speaking, for a surgeon to perform a facelift (irrespective of goals), there has to be evidence of laxity.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 10 June 2025
What sets it apart from peers like vitamin C, however, is that retinol can tackle just about every sign of premature skin aging, including fine lines and wrinkles, skin laxity, and hyperpigmentation (a contributor to dark circles).
—Deanna Pai, Glamour, 28 May 2025
For others experiencing more severe laxity, there’s tummy tucks and face lifts.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laxity
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Human error, carelessness and everyday habits are now the leading causes of cyber incidents, identified by CISOs worldwide.—
Max Silber,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Recently, fans and the media have been focusing more on him due to his recurring mistakes, apparently caused by carelessness with and without the ball, as well as his spotty health record.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In my experience, the lid looseness is simply a feeling, not an actual problem.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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
Noun
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Again, what is lost is inadvertency and the element of surprise — the sense that the power of the image is independent of the photographer’s plans.—
TEJU COLE,
New York Times,
18 Oct. 2016
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The heedlessness of the children has touched her mood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Laxity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laxity. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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