as in whim
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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Recent Examples of vagrancy
The law also mandates the special taxing district’s priorities with a focus on eliminating crime, eliminating vagrancy and improving cleanliness.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
In 1932 Chicago police raided an apparent summit meeting of gangsters, and arrested Lansky and five others on vagrancy charges.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
The state would also kick in some funding, but that money could only be used to eliminate crime and vagrancy, according to the bill text.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
But vagrancy largely remains a mystery to scientists.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
In 1932 Chicago police raided an apparent summit meeting of gangsters, and arrested Lansky and five others on vagrancy charges.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
The state would also kick in some funding, but that money could only be used to eliminate crime and vagrancy, according to the bill text.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
But vagrancy largely remains a mystery to scientists.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vagrancy
whim
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Unlike toilet paper and baby formula, which experienced shortages during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, toys are a discretionary purchase subject to the whims of trend-seeking consumers.—
Alex Vuocolo,
Fortune,
12 Aug. 2025
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Your own personal golf buggy to whiz around the resort and a dedicated butler to ensure every whim is met—from pillow menus to sunset canapés.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Vagrancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vagrancy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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