: in a loose manner
loosely attached
a collection of loosely connected stories
His shoes are set tidily together in a corner with his socks draped loosely across them.—
Felix Carroll
Felix CarrollTexting freed a generation from the strictures and inconvenience (and awkwardness) of phone calls, while allowing people to be more loosely and constantly connected.—Jenna Wortham
Jenna WorthamThe novel is loosely based on the life of Georgia O'Keeffe.
Loosely translated from Japanese, umami means delicious or yummy.—N. Seppa
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The collection was loosely inspired by a fairytale sensibility Siriano had.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 2 Feb. 2025
The series was loosely inspired by the non-fiction book The Woman Who Fooled the World, written by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano, the two journalists who uncovered the details of Gibson’s deception.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
The premise was loosely inspired by Lee’s own Los Angeles road rage incident years ago, when a man aggressively berated him for not hitting the gas pedal soon enough after the stop light turned green.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Many of these obelisks only loosely resembled each other, so there are likely different types of obelisks.
—Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
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Julia Teti, WWD, 2 Feb. 2025
The series was loosely inspired by the non-fiction book The Woman Who Fooled the World, written by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano, the two journalists who uncovered the details of Gibson’s deception.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
The premise was loosely inspired by Lee’s own Los Angeles road rage incident years ago, when a man aggressively berated him for not hitting the gas pedal soon enough after the stop light turned green.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Many of these obelisks only loosely resembled each other, so there are likely different types of obelisks.
—Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Loosely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loosely. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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