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Noun
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The flippancy with which these characters are made to bite the dust establishes the film’s combustible tone.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025 -
We’ve all been cast adrift in the cognitive dissonance between the visceral seriousness of the crime and the abject flippancy of the shooter, the brutality of the shooting and the memes reacting to Kirk’s bigoted views.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
18 Sep. 2025
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The protagonist’s diabolical plot is fuelled by an unmanageable tangle of emotions, including raging jealousy, mercenary self-interest, and resentment of Eileen’s professional and intellectual accomplishments, which sparks shame at her own cosseted frivolity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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For the forgiving, these simulcasts have insights and frivolities each Monday.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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Using a similar method as the one scientists follow to determine the animals responsible for fossilized footprints — but with a dose of lightheartedness — Granatosky and his colleagues carried out the first scientific analysis of the imprint, published Tuesday in the journal Biology Letters.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Quick-witted, effortlessly funny, DePaul brought a lightheartedness to the table during a particularly dark point in the story.—
Dana Reboe,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Need to drop a levity bomb in the middle of a group of pretentious characters?—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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As played by Chernus, Gacy is a disturbing mixture of hard and soft, sometimes icy and terrifying but frequently offering the closest thing to levity in the series.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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These findings show that dissatisfaction on dating apps reflects a systemic issue where superficiality and inflated expectations dominate the online dating landscape.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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While Dorothy is flattered by the attention from a successful writer, her roommates, Blanche Devereaux (Rue McLanahan) and Rose Nylund (Betty White), are turned off by Barbara's arrogance and superficiality.—
Jeremy Helligar,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yet in others, there’s the lightness of an untouched base.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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Hemmerle is known for its sculptural designs fused with technical ingenuity, often using unexpected metals—like copper, bronze, and aluminum—to achieve distinct tones and lightness.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Unseriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseriousness. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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