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Recent Examples of loosely
Jean is based very loosely on my big sister, Myriam.
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Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
McCormick was also loosely connected to Gregory Knox, a drug trafficker with a reputation for violence.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Place the stems in a glass of water on the counter, with a plastic bag loosely covering the leaves.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 25 Sep. 2025
How to rake your leaves for collection To prepare your leaves for collection, rake them loosely into the street in piles.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
McCormick was also loosely connected to Gregory Knox, a drug trafficker with a reputation for violence.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Place the stems in a glass of water on the counter, with a plastic bag loosely covering the leaves.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 25 Sep. 2025
How to rake your leaves for collection To prepare your leaves for collection, rake them loosely into the street in piles.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loosely
generally
Adverb
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It was generally acknowledged that this was a World Cup without a genuinely outstanding team, after Brazil in 1970 and the Netherlands in 1974 had captured the world’s imagination with forward-thinking football.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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During the shutdown – which has no end in sight – park roads, trails and open-air memorials will generally remain accessible, but many visitors’ centers will be closed.—
Brian Todd,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Loosely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loosely. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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