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Recent Examples of loosely
An ask for approval to attend a conference that felt only loosely related to the work.
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Ron Carucci, Harvard Business Review, 10 Apr. 2026
As Shivers loosely acknowledged, his promotion comes at a pivotal time for his agency as The Team is currently up for sale following the scandal that surrounded founder Casey Wasserman over his inclusion in the Epstein Files.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
These are not real feelings, Anthropic’s researchers emphasized, but patterns in the model’s neural activations that guide its responses, shaping decisions, preferences, and outputs in ways loosely analogous to human emotions.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Porsha isn’t the only one who loosely interprets the instructions to bring their partner.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
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Ron Carucci, Harvard Business Review, 10 Apr. 2026
As Shivers loosely acknowledged, his promotion comes at a pivotal time for his agency as The Team is currently up for sale following the scandal that surrounded founder Casey Wasserman over his inclusion in the Epstein Files.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
These are not real feelings, Anthropic’s researchers emphasized, but patterns in the model’s neural activations that guide its responses, shaping decisions, preferences, and outputs in ways loosely analogous to human emotions.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Porsha isn’t the only one who loosely interprets the instructions to bring their partner.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loosely
generally
Adverb
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The elders here are generally all of a piece—stoic, patient, dressed as simply and modestly as possible.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Cameras are generally prohibited in federal courts.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Loosely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loosely. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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