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Noun
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Spaar’s colloquial flippancies only reinforces her fervency.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026 -
Meanwhile, the unironic, light-hearted rom-com has been replaced with cynicism and flippancy.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Let effort speak louder than frivolousness.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Starting with the frivolity and joy of that opening costume party, Razo portrays a family crowded together in love.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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Similar frivolities have gone down with the Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Guardians and Washington Nationals.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
Noun
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That lightheartedness quickly evolved into the NFL’s biggest off-field competition.—
Karla Cote,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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In a film that nimbly walks the tightrope between lightheartedness and weightlessness, Jerry and Mabel’s antagonistic relationship ends up proving the unexpected core of the story.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While Jack wants to sit in the pain of losing his best friend, Kate is weary from the weight of his emotions and desperate to find some levity again.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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There’s little levity in Gareth Johnson’s Netflix documentary The Crash, nor should there be.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Looksmaxxing embraces superficiality and body dysmorphia, an alarmingly nihilistic online trend that prioritizes physical attractiveness above all else.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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At the center of it all, Abeysekera has simply embraced this superficiality, or perhaps unavoidably absorbed it.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
5 May 2026
Noun
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There is a remarkable lightness to Tuchel, a candour and directness.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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The lightness of Marley hair makes this protective style one of the least damaging on the scalp.—
Amira Rasool,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
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