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Recent Examples of offhandedness
Her writing made great use of offhandedness.
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Ariel Levy, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
Ariel Levy, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offhandedness
Noun
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There’s a real casualness with Robby.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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If empires could assign names to vast mountain ranges—Hindu Kush, from the Persian kushtan, to kill—with administrative casualness, as if naming could override geological fact, why not render those summits as battered cookware?—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Wars deserve more than improvisation and insouciance.—
Kenneth Zagacki,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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Bruni and fellow icons like Jane Birkin and Françoise Hardy boast the sort of in-her-face fringe that oozes insouciance, a hallmark of the French aesthetic.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Offhandedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offhandedness. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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