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Recent Examples of offhanded Its language, instead, is a chilly French chicness: spiky, refined, offhanded, exuding effortlessness through extraordinary effort. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 27 July 2025 Mistress constantly has her wheels turning looking for avenues to rattle the queens, but Nicole does so with a single offhanded comment that cuts to the quick. Chris Feil, Vulture, 23 May 2025 During last week's postgame media availability, Jalen Hurts made a seemingly offhanded comment about Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni. Chantz Martin, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025 In a recent interview, the former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy made an offhanded comment that connected a few dots for me. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024 That isn’t to say that Le Gros, a true indie O.G. who seems to get better with age, and McCarthy don’t give equally nuanced turns, or that Donaldson’s deft way of embedding deep, complicated back stories in offhanded conversational details don’t add to the film immensely. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2024 With his offhanded singsong delivery, spare instrumentation and arsenal of songs that manage to be simultaneously downcast and extravagant, Drake has wielded an outsized influence on the sound of mainstream hip-hop and even R&B the past decade. Brian McCollum, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023 But an earlier vérité shot, where Curry drops a seemingly offhanded comment after chatting with former teammate Kevin Durant, should titillate the SportsCenter crowd. Bill Edelstein, Variety, 29 Apr. 2023 Journalist David Sirota floated the idea of his friend Adam McKay (an Oscar winner for The Big Short) directing a film about the climate crisis and made an offhanded comment about how the situation feels like an asteroid is headed toward Earth and nobody cares. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offhanded
Adjective
  • One of Mark Consuelos' medical appointments turned into an impromptu celebrity meet-and-greet — all while the Live With Kelly & Mark cohost and All My Children actor was in his underwear.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
  • What begins as a series of transactions between two consenting adults blossoms into a romance that ends with them tying the knot on an impromptu trip to Las Vegas.
    Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • After Rogen gave a short and seemingly improvised speech, Bargatze returned for a brief monologue.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The improvised nature of the production was born in part out of practical necessity.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Lucian’s financial provisions were sporadic, and Coverley’s life became improvisational.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But the Grateful Dead were an improvisational band.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025

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“Offhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offhanded. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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