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as in lasciviousness
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Recent Examples of looseness
When Alexis de Tocqueville, the French political philosopher and statesman, visited America and published his 1835–1840 classic Democracy in America, he was surprised by the adaptive, intentional looseness of the laws written during the first century of the United States.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
At least the looseness of discomfort was made tangible now, defined by both taste and texture.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
My brain was split every day of shooting between the exacting work of bunraku puppetry and the looseness of the playful improv.
—Emma Forgione, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Her works reflect the balance between control and looseness indicating her thoughtfulness yet experimental nature, grounded in craftsmanship but open to play.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
But perhaps no single moment better underscored the relative looseness of the camp than Corey Seager’s first at-bat of the spring.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Look at the looseness, the pre-coil of the body.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
The ensuing attack is staged with harrowing, heart-in-mouth immediacy, shot by Jun with propulsive, handheld looseness and mud on the lens.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Ball, now 10 years removed from the 35-0, national championship season with the Huskies, still plays with the looseness of the freshman who was hooping with his older brothers.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
At least the looseness of discomfort was made tangible now, defined by both taste and texture.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
My brain was split every day of shooting between the exacting work of bunraku puppetry and the looseness of the playful improv.
—Emma Forgione, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Her works reflect the balance between control and looseness indicating her thoughtfulness yet experimental nature, grounded in craftsmanship but open to play.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
But perhaps no single moment better underscored the relative looseness of the camp than Corey Seager’s first at-bat of the spring.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Look at the looseness, the pre-coil of the body.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
The ensuing attack is staged with harrowing, heart-in-mouth immediacy, shot by Jun with propulsive, handheld looseness and mud on the lens.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Ball, now 10 years removed from the 35-0, national championship season with the Huskies, still plays with the looseness of the freshman who was hooping with his older brothers.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looseness
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Still, being private isn’t a license to let laxness creep in.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Marie is disciplined and principled, while her rebellious daughter prides herself on breaking the rules and reveling in lasciviousness.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
30 Dec. 2025
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Meanwhile, for an at-home radio frequency device, Currentbody’s tool helps improve skin laxity by heating the skin to 104 degrees Fahrenheit—the ideal temperature for collagen production, according to experts.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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Brilliant, for improving texture and tone; radiofrequency microneedling devices, like Morpheus8, for laxity and crepiness; and, again, biostimulatory injectables such as Sculptra for volume loss.—
Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
6 Mar. 2026
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This is a distinct category from the Mile-High Clubbers, whose lewdness is much more inappropriate.—
Christopher Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Claud has two convictions for indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 years of age and one conviction for open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
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But there’s more to it than gleeful perversions of genre.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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This garish cavalcade of perversions, which just premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, should have been shocking and transgressive; the pieces are certainly there.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s steamrolling of anything, including the Constitution, that might impede his authoritarian project has made the limpness of the Democratic opposition more conspicuous.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Grace’s playfully feral wantonness is funny and bewitching, but her schtick loses its luster for Jackson, who takes a job that keeps him away from home, leaving her with the baby.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
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One night, Earnshaw goes out for his evening’s gambling and degeneracy and returns the next morning with a new resident for the household.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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The shoot gives Henry a chance to argue with his uncle, who acknowledges that Henry’s recurrent depression is real — he’s previously been prescribed lithium — but has no patience for his nephew’s degeneracy.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Looseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looseness. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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