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also cooly
as in casually
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Recent Examples of coolly
Esther is smiling; Bella looks coolly down her nose and into the lens.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Charismatic and coolly intelligent, Gray was a perfect early platform for Washington’s leading-man chops.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Cunha was magnificent in a shock 1-0 win against UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain, holding Goncalo Ramos at arm’s length throughout and coolly playing through the French press.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2025
By coolly solving the problems under the most intense pressure imaginable, the astronauts and the crew on the ground became heroes.
—Don Babwin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Charismatic and coolly intelligent, Gray was a perfect early platform for Washington’s leading-man chops.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Cunha was magnificent in a shock 1-0 win against UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain, holding Goncalo Ramos at arm’s length throughout and coolly playing through the French press.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2025
By coolly solving the problems under the most intense pressure imaginable, the astronauts and the crew on the ground became heroes.
—Don Babwin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coolly
Adverb
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Thou shalt pose for the cover, ideally smiling and having a casually joyous time.—
Amiel Stanek,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Create Short, Snappy Messages Short, snappy messaging is great while people are in the mindset to casually scroll on social media.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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And both dismantle pop's walls by nonchalantly leaping over musical styles and bringing a new audience along with them.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The video shows a clip of the mother bear breaking down the backyard fence and nonchalantly wandering around.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Nick Cannon is speaking candidly on his decision to have 12 children with six different women.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Dane, 52, has spoken candidly about his journey with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that affects the motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The results are frankly stunning.—
Rupesh Dabbir,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Not with a life free of addiction but with a frankly humiliating Zyn habit.—
Reuven Perlman,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Coolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coolly. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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