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also whimseys
as in notions
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 The Girlfriend, the truth is malleable, open to change based on our biases, judgments, whimsies, and desires.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimsies
Noun
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Harry's uncompromising, one sided view of notions like truth, lies and accountability may sound warning sirens about whether reconciliation is possible in the long-term.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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This was Maxwell’s (classical) theory for electromagnetism, putting the previously distinct notions of electricity and magnetism together into a unified footing.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
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These were not just silly geographical whims, Jessica Winter pointed out at the time.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Fed’s independence has been central to the United States’ role as the globe’s preeminent economic power; investors worldwide believe the central bank won’t act on a president’s whims.—
Jackie Calmes,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Both his African heritage and his new exploration of the verisimilitudes and vagaries of New York City life paint the ongoing development of The Watchman, sometimes featured as the key figure as in the monumental portrait, AH!—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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While Jane Austen is best known for skewering the vagaries of romantic love in her novels, there is another, equally complicated and meaningful type of relationship that runs through them, too — that of siblings.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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These are not fantasies drummed up by the Left despite claims from Paxton and his most ardent supporters.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The answer isn’t to toggle back and forth between going all out and retreating into pastoral fantasies, but to recognize that for everything, there is a season.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Whimsies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whimsies. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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