as in naturalness
carefree freedom from constraint
her friends loved her for her natural spontaneousness
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Noun
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An accurate line design directly affects the naturalness of the hair transplant results.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
IndyStar,
6 Oct. 2025 -
But the movie is a sweet star showcase that belongs unequivocally to the incandescent Maura, whose earthy naturalness, sly humor and tenacious spirit feed a direct link back to her Almodóvarian glory days.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Green still approaches stopping the other team with the kind of reckless abandon of a man 10 years younger, and is still a smart defender who commands the respect of his peers and coach.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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In Kraus’s live, subjective mode, these were the residue of feverish abandon.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Nora, a volatile actress struggling with crippling stage fright, is consumed by deep resentment over her father’s abandonment.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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Its abandonment, with powder canisters spilling across the rock, suggested that its owner left in haste.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This chapter is about spontaneity, not control.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Robin Williams was a brilliant comedic improviser — and Ethan Hawke says the late actor brought that same spontaneity to his dramatic roles.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pre-festival enthusiasm sagged compared to the inaugural year.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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More energy and enthusiasm There were too many times in the first few months of the season when this team looked lethargic.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But Strummer always had a puritanical zeal about his punk mission and a terror of getting corrupted by fame.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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Lewis, with his convert's zeal, became a culture hero to 20th-century Christians for his many writings on faith.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Spontaneousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spontaneousness. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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