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also whimseys
as in whims
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
the pop singer's latest whimsy is that she has acting talent
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Recent Examples of whimsies
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Stephanie also has a story on the whimsies created by chocolate artist Chris Ford at his West Hollywood pop-up shop.
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
In The Girlfriend, the truth is malleable, open to change based on our biases, judgments, whimsies, and desires.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
In The Girlfriend, the truth is malleable, open to change based on our biases, judgments, whimsies, and desires.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimsies
Noun
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To avoid overspending, keep your long-term comfort higher in your thoughts than any short-term whims.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Ostensibly an effort to recenter the female perspective in some of the most famous tales from the Book of Genesis, the three-part event miniseries instead treats its characters like paper dolls to be pushed around at the whims of a narrative set in stone millennia ago.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Nearly 100 years later, her predecessor, present-day Schiaparelli creative director Daniel Roseberry, has picked up her mantle, combining thrilling design with the machinery of celebrity to change our notions of female beauty and power.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Calculus relies on the notions of infinity and infinitely small quantities (called infinitesimals), but Newton and Leibniz defined these concepts in vague geometric terms; used incorrectly, their formulas could lead to nonsensical calculations, like division by zero.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Whimsies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whimsies. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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