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Recent Examples of casually
Soon there’s a birthday party, Valentine’s Day, a brit bat (aka a baby-naming ceremony), Purim (a celebration of Jewish deliverance casually referred to as Jewish Halloween), and a game night at a beer garden.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
Dacus appeared visibly confused by Monáe casually dropping some time-traveling lore.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
As the puppy lets out another barrage of whimpers, the kitten then looks directly at the camera, as if wondering casually what's going on.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The Instagram carousel included a candid image of the Babygirl actress dressed casually in a trench coat and sweater and throwing a peace sign for the camera.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Perry, who earlier this year split from her longtime partner and father of her daughter, the actor Orlando Bloom, was wearing a dark one-piece bathing suit, with her hair swept casually into a bun.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, away from the noise and toward the — slightly — less crowded pool area outside, Guillermo de Toro held court at a table and, further down, Noah Baumbach casually chatted with a group including awards vet Lisa Taback.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
The bombshell report includes screenshots of messages that are casually violent, racist, antisemitic, misogynistic and anti-LGBTQ.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Patients will casually make racist jokes, for example.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
Dacus appeared visibly confused by Monáe casually dropping some time-traveling lore.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
As the puppy lets out another barrage of whimpers, the kitten then looks directly at the camera, as if wondering casually what's going on.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The Instagram carousel included a candid image of the Babygirl actress dressed casually in a trench coat and sweater and throwing a peace sign for the camera.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Perry, who earlier this year split from her longtime partner and father of her daughter, the actor Orlando Bloom, was wearing a dark one-piece bathing suit, with her hair swept casually into a bun.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, away from the noise and toward the — slightly — less crowded pool area outside, Guillermo de Toro held court at a table and, further down, Noah Baumbach casually chatted with a group including awards vet Lisa Taback.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
The bombshell report includes screenshots of messages that are casually violent, racist, antisemitic, misogynistic and anti-LGBTQ.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Patients will casually make racist jokes, for example.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casually
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Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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But also just a touch ironic — like a man handing out fire safety pamphlets while carelessly flipping burgers over a bonfire on his porch.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Hanging below the vast cosmic heart is a knot of dust and gas known informally as the Fishhead Nebula, thanks to its vaguely oval outline and a dark dust filament that gives it the appearance of an aquatic creature.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Bodine said that the HOA wanted to try to resolve the concerns informally and come to a resolution.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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The tragedy side of things is addressed rather offhandedly — occasionally the movie will remember the boggling grief and betrayal at its center, only to shrug it off again just as quickly.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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These puzzles, like the horizon problem, the flatness problem, and the monopole problem, strongly suggested that the hot, dense, early state couldn’t be extrapolated to arbitrarily high temperatures and energies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
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Iran has accused France of arbitrarily detaining Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian student living in the French city of Lyon, who was arrested this year over anti-Israel social media posts.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Envision a passive approach to private credit, inflows would require managers to indiscriminately allocate capital among existing borrowers.—
Mike Terwilliger,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Avoid spraying indiscriminately indoors.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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Huffman recently whimsically hinted at his enthusiasm about representing new territory.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Political factions are steered by big personalities, and politicians jump promiscuously between parties.—
BEN BLAND,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2024
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These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Poets from across the country apply and are randomly selected to perform at events in New York, or at pop-up showcases in other cities worldwide.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Casually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casually. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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