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Recent Examples of laxity
Starring a blend of niacinamide, vitamin C, collagen peptide, vitamin E, and AHAs, this multitasking, Best of Beauty-winning serum treats laxity, dullness, uneven tone, rough texture, and fine lines.
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Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 31 Oct. 2025
Key Ingredients: Alfalfa extract, peptides, peppermint extract Best For: Skin laxity, uneven texture, fine lines, sun damage
Size: 1.7 fl.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Per Scotto, Edey had a surgery to address excessive ligamentous laxity in his left ankle, and is slated to need another six-to-nine weeks to return.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Sep. 2025
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Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 31 Oct. 2025
Key Ingredients: Alfalfa extract, peptides, peppermint extract Best For: Skin laxity, uneven texture, fine lines, sun damage
Size: 1.7 fl.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Per Scotto, Edey had a surgery to address excessive ligamentous laxity in his left ankle, and is slated to need another six-to-nine weeks to return.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laxity
Noun
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But the turnovers that are born of carelessness?—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Straight-up errors, like the errant pass from James Tarkowski that led to Brentford’s opener, or Tim Iroegbunam’s carelessness before their third, have not been common flaws.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Inherent Vice’s looseness and laughter, its refusal of grandeur is strategic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
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Idris plays the hungry newcomer without overdoing it, and Pitt brings a looseness that works for a driver stepping back into chaos.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Dec. 2025
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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 21 Jan. 2026.
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