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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
The shade brings a quiet elegance to any room, a hint of whimsy, and a reputation for serenity thanks to its namesake plant.
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Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
Costume designer Lindsay Pugh creates a panoply of Viking garb that balances its intricate historical detail with a healthy dollop of whimsy.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 June 2025
True to her ethos, the entire Dianna Singh line is ebullient with a touch of whimsy.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Photo: John Woodcock Traditional design is enlivened with moments of whimsy and personality in the designs of Black Ink Interiors.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 20 May 2025
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Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
Costume designer Lindsay Pugh creates a panoply of Viking garb that balances its intricate historical detail with a healthy dollop of whimsy.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 June 2025
True to her ethos, the entire Dianna Singh line is ebullient with a touch of whimsy.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Photo: John Woodcock Traditional design is enlivened with moments of whimsy and personality in the designs of Black Ink Interiors.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimsy
Noun
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Friday, March 27: This dance troupe blends traditional African styles with those from Black fraternities and sororities and contemporary forms in a show that also features storytelling, humor and audience participation.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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Superhero cinema has dominated since then, and Brad Bird's visual style and humor feel less novel.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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The 10-round cruiserweight affair ended in Paul’s sixth consecutive victory but did little to quell the notion that the YouTuber-turned-boxer is building his in-ring reputation with a fraudulent resume built on defeating big names many years removed from their heydays.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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The overall operations swiftly moved from the notion of targeting dangerous criminal immigrants to everyday workers and laborers — who may or may not have proper documentation — trying to make a living, and overriding local officials along the way.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
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Analysts who follow Walgreens see the move to private ownership as another plus because the company and a stock price attached to public ownership will no longer be subject to the whims of Wall Street.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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This arguably demonstrates why the central bank is federally mandated to be independent, so that a major lever of the economy can be used for the long-term benefit of businesses and consumers as opposed to the whims of the Oval Office.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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His powerful late kick and ability to handle the 1 1/4-mile distance in that race left a lasting impression.—
Jared Welch,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Firm employees gave families the opposite impression, according to stipulation.—
Harriet Ryan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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The Old Guard 2 — a sequel to the Charlize Theron fantasy superhero hit from 2020 — arrives on Netflix this week.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Set in a fantasy version of early 1900s Japan, the series focuses on the adventures Tanjiro Kamado, an ordinary boy whose peaceful life in the mountains is disrupted when demons murder his family.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
28 June 2025
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Vape shops have spread across the American retail landscape with a bizarre swiftness, seemingly unbeholden to the same vagaries of inflation, customer demand, and local real estate that bind every other kind of storefront small business in the country.—
Amanda Mull,
The Atlantic,
22 June 2023
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Third, repeaters should prove capable of swapping this data between nodes in a network in a predictable way and not one too subject to the vagaries of chance.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 June 2023
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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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Trump ran as a populist, but his actions in office have built a new élite shaped by his personal preference and caprice.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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Africanized honey bees don't have more, or more potent, venom than Western honey bees.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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Sundar, who advanced to the national spelling bee four times, was one of eight co-champions in 2019.—
Susan Soldavin,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2025
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“Whimsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whimsy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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