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Recent Examples of offhanded An offhanded comment from Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker at the Sept. 30 council meeting is generating controversy online. Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offhanded
Adjective
  • The three-day Nashville event (like the position) has grown in popularity and recognition — especially so after Taylor Swift, the most famous pop star on the planet who also happens to be engaged to Kelce, gave an impromptu performance at one of its parties last summer.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The only meeting that could possibly eclipse the Xi summit would be an impromptu reunion with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Deep shots, screens, improvised plays, even a flea-flicker touchdown to Luther Burden III.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Two months later, the group launched more than two dozen attacks across northeastern Syria, relying on a combination of guerrilla tactics, including small arms fire, ambushes, assassinations, and improvised explosive devices targeting military checkpoints and government vehicles.
    Caroline Rose, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In each episode, a VIP is escorted down a red carpet by three comedic bodyguards, facing a series of physical and mental challenges designed to test their wit, courage and improvisational skills.
    Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • MacKinnon put the Avs on the board first with some improvisational magic.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Offhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offhanded. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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