as in whims
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
a frequent victim to the vagrancies of the heart, she had a succession of passionate but short-lived romances
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Noun
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This choice was born of a desire for narrative sovereignty, ensuring that our story would never be subject to the shifting whims of political administrations.—
Diana Rodriguez,
Time,
8 June 2026 -
The show's writers subsequently did their best to accommodate the strange whims of action figure designers on the hunt for more and more playable designs.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Steven was very generous in his consideration of the notions that occurred to me.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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But with what seems like a Ripper copycat on the loose, everyone needs to put aside their preconceived notions and figure out what’s going on.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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“Vagrancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vagrancies. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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