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Recent Examples of loosely
Much of that money came from the nascent and loosely regulated well of private credit.
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Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
And ahead of Abdul-Mateen’s very first conversation with Kingsley, Cretton loosely tried to give the actor a heads-up to be prepared for some intensity.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
The plot loosely draws from and includes actual footage from real-life events including the 1999 IC-814 hijacking, the 2001 Parliament attack, and the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Store baba loosely covered at room temperature.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
And ahead of Abdul-Mateen’s very first conversation with Kingsley, Cretton loosely tried to give the actor a heads-up to be prepared for some intensity.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
The plot loosely draws from and includes actual footage from real-life events including the 1999 IC-814 hijacking, the 2001 Parliament attack, and the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Store baba loosely covered at room temperature.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loosely
generally
Adverb
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Totals in these areas are generally expected to be lower, but even an inch or less of snow would be disruptive in places like Atlanta that rarely see winter weather.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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That is something that might apply to both of these teams more generally after such an uplifting 2024-25 campaign.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Loosely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loosely. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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