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also whimsey
as in humor
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 whimsy
There’s an argument to made that Hades II is missing some of the whimsy of the original.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Mix in whimsy Little surprises can make your porch memorable.
—Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Crego says the idea of whimsy was a driving force.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
What she’s produced is a searching, pointedly disorienting text, studded with passages of extreme beauty and generous humor, that wears whimsy like a shivering veil over consuming discomfort, even terror.
—Paul McAdory, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Mix in whimsy Little surprises can make your porch memorable.
—Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Crego says the idea of whimsy was a driving force.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
What she’s produced is a searching, pointedly disorienting text, studded with passages of extreme beauty and generous humor, that wears whimsy like a shivering veil over consuming discomfort, even terror.
—Paul McAdory, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimsy
Noun
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By pivoting back to pop anthems with humor, empathy, a little fury and a lot of wisdom, Swift ensures that ascent will continue.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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For Beckham, the choice carried both humor and fashion weight.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There's this whole notion of growing up.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Of course Swift’s legion of devotees would scoff at the notion that their heroine was anything but a pop goddess, their very own Glinda the Good Witch sent to comfort with lyrical poetry and aid crumpled hearts.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rather than spending millions in a relentless quest to solve the problems wrought by Coors Field, the Rockies appear to have capitulated to its whims.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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One Battle also exemplifies where Hall’s career has taken her, which is to say across genres, moods, and Hollywood whims.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes, the impression is given that Israel thinks everyone hates them so why care about winning over hearts and minds?—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Still, Netflix’s voluminous library seems to leave the impression among viewers like Lerner that such decisions are handed down flippantly.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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TikToker and books commentator Kenzie Deerin, who was introduced to the series in middle school, says the vampiric tale sparked her love for the fantasy romance genre.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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This included online betting, in person such as at a casino and private betting pools or fantasy leagues with friends or family.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Owning and running the restaurant also meant caring for the vast, aging Foster’s collection while managing the vagaries of heat, cold, humidity and stovetop.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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But beyond the vagaries of this clearly religious belief in eternal reward, literature itself offers succor not just for the captive, but its creator.—
Ed Simon
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Over that time his work neatly evaded the whims and caprices of fashion, achieving a kind of timelessness and clarity of purpose.—
Anna Wintour,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
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The caprice of the wind was the only reason there was evidence to recover in the first place.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Are the bees, in fact, pantomiming the way itself?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Gardeners know pollinators are essential, especially those industrious bees buzzing tirelessly in and out of squash blossoms and trumpet vines.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Whimsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whimsy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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