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Recent Examples of promiscuously
Political factions are steered by big personalities, and politicians jump promiscuously between parties.
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Ben Bland, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2024
Ben Bland, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promiscuously
Adverb
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Homan’s comments come as ICE has faced criticism for targeting residents indiscriminately.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
30 Jan. 2026
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Their intervention reflected less enthusiasm for Warsh specifically than fear of alternatives—particularly Kevin Hassett, the White House economist whom bond investors viewed as willing to cut rates indiscriminately.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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As flawed generative AI tools continue to be used carelessly, without the necessary follow-up work of checking for hallucinations, experts warn that agencies like NWS could inflict serious damage to their reputation and authority.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
7 Jan. 2026
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Florida has a prohibition on carelessly carrying a gun.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
31 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Rih’s silky black hairdo—coiffed by her long-time hairdresser Yusef Williams—was, at times, worn with a Yankees cap and others, casually tossed into a bun.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Jan. 2026
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Clean, elevated, hard stone pendants are made easy to wear, when casually strung on a leather cord.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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That standard would uphold the NCAA’s interpretation of the waiver rule so long as the NCAA didn’t act arbitrarily or capriciously, either of which is difficult to show.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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There are questions about the rights of citizens versus non-citizens, the rights of the US to pull visas arbitrarily.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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That standard would uphold the NCAA’s interpretation of the waiver rule so long as the NCAA didn’t act arbitrarily or capriciously, either of which is difficult to show.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Previously, agents had informally shared information about protesters and agitators with each other, the memo said.—
Jeff Winter,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Zamorano’s writing group still meets informally.—
Erica Zora Wrightson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The whimsically nostalgic Lenox Spice Village has experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent years as a new generation falls in love with the miniature porcelain Victorian houses.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
15 Jan. 2026
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More whimsically, it's known for a friendship between a cheetah and Labrador retriever that had a social media moment.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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This is the first evidence that this quark-gluon plasma reacts to particles speeding through it in the same way that liquid does, splashing and rippling, acting as a single unified liquid rather than randomly scattering as individual particles would.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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After being randomly split into two groups, they are tasked with creating a dessert that is centered around flavor profiles that test one of the four tastes—sweet, salty, sour, or bitter—combined with a specific texture.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Promiscuously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promiscuously. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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