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Recent Examples of looseness
More importantly, this origin story of a movie and a movement apes the joie de moviemaking and the jazzy looseness of the original to an absolutely amazing degree, replicating an off-the-cuff feeling that’s more than a second-hand buzz.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
The silhouette featured an almond toe and stacked block heel, while the shaft made a unique statement with cinching at the ankle, a general looseness up the leg and then a lace threaded through the circumference about three-quarters of the way up, knotted in a bow as a dainty embellishment.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
There’s a looseness to the Giants’ offense again, a confidence that’s been missing.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Depending on the brand, waist taper, wash and looseness will differ.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Stability and Innovation – Structures scale the business, looseness sparks creativity.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In my experience, the lid looseness is simply a feeling, not an actual problem.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
The silhouette featured an almond toe and stacked block heel, while the shaft made a unique statement with cinching at the ankle, a general looseness up the leg and then a lace threaded through the circumference about three-quarters of the way up, knotted in a bow as a dainty embellishment.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
There’s a looseness to the Giants’ offense again, a confidence that’s been missing.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Depending on the brand, waist taper, wash and looseness will differ.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Stability and Innovation – Structures scale the business, looseness sparks creativity.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In my experience, the lid looseness is simply a feeling, not an actual problem.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looseness
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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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The formula can also address multiple signs of sun damage, including fine lines and wrinkles, discoloration, and skin laxity.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
19 Sep. 2025
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Claud has two convictions for indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 years of age and one conviction for open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
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There’s the younger wife who falls in love with the woman her husband hires for a threesome, then walks off 10 minutes later with a $210m settlement once Nash acquires video evidence of his extensive perversions.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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While the bad clown—a horror staple—might seem like a perversion of a wholesome form of entertainment historically meant for children, the clown in popular culture has always been subversive.—
Time,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Why subject your kids to degeneracy and violence?—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Trump has been tied to Epstein, and though there is no evidence exposing the president’s participation in Epstein’s acts of degeneracy, the question remains on the minds of many Americans — Was Trump complicit?—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 July 2025
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The Southlake pastor who last month pleaded guilty to five counts of indecency with a child has asked a Dallas County court to toss the victim’s defamation lawsuit against him, court filings show.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
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But Powell did successfully lobby Congress to significantly hike the amount of money the FCC could fine broadcasters for indecency.—
Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
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Higgins also debunked the debasement trade hypothesis.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The immediate goal of this concerted information operation is the debasement of American Jews, but the more politically salient goal is the gaslighting of American evangelical Christians—the very core of the MAGA base, and an overwhelmingly pro-Jewish, pro-Israel constituency at that.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Not only are relapses unpredictable but scientists have yet to explain the slow and insidious degeneration that often occurs even without new lesions.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Looking ahead, the research team plans to test the new compounds in animal and human studies, in hopes that this could lead to a new approach for slowing or repairing brain degeneration for patients with neurodegenerative diseases.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Vandalism and lechery are among the milder affronts that occur on Winifred’s watch, and her narration, though sombre, sparkles.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Harper is under siege by multiple manifestations of toxic masculinity—lechery, neediness, condescension, even Geoffrey’s uncomfortable banter.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2022
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“Looseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looseness. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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