whimsically

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Recent Examples of whimsically Sculptures whimsically assembled from chairs, lamps, and a filing cabinet pulled from Cultural Center storage get roped off by floor tape that cleverly extends the artworks themselves, upending standard museum practice while also sticking to it. Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Out in the high desert near Cabazon, my favorite stops are Hadley’s Fruit Orchards, home of the famous Hadley date shakes, and the whimsically Cabazon Dinosaur sculptors. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 No landlord would allow an occupant to change his property without approval, let alone whimsically destroy a third of it. Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026 Something this rare — this pink, this whimsically named — had been thriving just steps away from a local community, entirely unrecognized until the survey team went out to look. Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026 Maude & the Bear, located inside a storybook 1926 Montgomery Ward kit house in Staunton, Virginia, has been whimsically recreated as a modern restaurant and inn. Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026 The whimsically nostalgic Lenox Spice Village has experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent years as a new generation falls in love with the miniature porcelain Victorian houses. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026 More whimsically, it's known for a friendship between a cheetah and Labrador retriever that had a social media moment. CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025 Built in 1891 and whimsically named The Barnacle because of its shape, the house is the oldest home in Miami-Dade County still standing on its original site on the bay. Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimsically
Adverb
  • The warehouse manager casually replies, 'Oh, that's Customer X's inventory.
    Natalie Lemke, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Wear these wide-leg capris casually around the house or to run errands, and then dress them up with a blouse and heels for the evening.
    Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Attorneys for the players said Thursday that the Cobb County court found the plaintiffs are likely to succeed on claims that the NCAA applied its eligibility rules arbitrarily and inconsistently.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The government says the law does not allow land to be taken arbitrarily.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Permits that are granted and withdrawn capriciously, tax credits that come and go, technologies that fall in or out of favor in successive administrations, and endless legal battles all amount to dangerous barriers to investment.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
  • That standard would uphold the NCAA’s interpretation of the waiver rule so long as the NCAA didn’t act arbitrarily or capriciously, either of which is difficult to show.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Each model can be useful, and each creates different risks when applied carelessly.
    Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But when leaders use them carelessly, employees may internalize a meaning the leader never intended.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Such leads belong informally to the scientists who discover them, but there’s nothing to stop a rogue taxonomist from sailing in with the Jolly Roger at full-mast.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Among 4,000 workers surveyed globally, only 34% say their organization practices pay transparency, formally or informally.
    Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Julia Masli didn’t indiscriminately choose to employ seven ha’s in the title of her show.
    David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
  • The answer was not to remove useful context indiscriminately.
    Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Adverb
  • With the wedding just a few weeks away, Gail offhandedly introduces Tom to the concept of the celebrity pass, in which each person in a committed partnership is allowed to have sex with one famous person of his or her choice, identified in advance.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
  • Cardenas announced Apollo 3 in much the same way, offhandedly during our conversation.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Adverb
  • Researchers enrolled 200 Chinese adults over 50 and randomly assigned them to either tai chi or cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The duo randomly met up at a Chicago airport in 2016 and took a photo to commemorate the occasion.
    Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Whimsically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whimsically. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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