as in naturalness
carefree freedom from constraint
her friends loved her for her natural spontaneousness
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Noun
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In 1995, Taschen published his first book, which made a stir with portraits of soft, indirect illumination, emphasizing naturalness.—
Steve Appleford,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026 -
The filmmakers on Saturday also discussed working with children on set, with both lauding young people’s naturalness and authenticity.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Jan. 2026
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More than masturbatory daydreams, Vladimir inspires our heroine to write with abandon, ignoring professional and personal obligations in service to her muse.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Megahan said his mindset was to swim with abandon and aggressiveness in his final state meet.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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Early abandonment by his mother, careful treatment from local zookeepers and instant social media fame.—
Rebecca Ramirez,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2026
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Some were told to practice more self-care, as if a yoga class could fix a neurodevelopmental condition compounded by systemic abandonment.—
Sarah Oreck,
SELF,
2 Mar. 2026
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This spontaneity has been a throughline for the couple who met as DJs in Miami back in 2011.—
Kaity Velez,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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Speaking to Billboard’s Pop Shop Podcast, the trio — Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwayne — said that the album’s creation was born from spontaneity.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2026
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His enthusiasm feels potent enough to charm a rattlesnake.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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The sequel’s journey has been marked by both enthusiasm and uncertainty from the start.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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But some states' tax-cutting zeal is hitting political resistance to slashing local government and public school funding.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Mary, who was just finishing up undergrad at NYU herself, responded to a casting-call flyer Ron posted and slipped into the role with the confrontational zeal of a creative soul mate.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Spontaneousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spontaneousness. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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