spontaneousness

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Noun
  • As a national icon, the Natural Bridge served as a quiet, Emersonian rebuke to Europe’s militaristic triumphal arches, reinforcing the naturalness of American democracy.
    Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • That ease and naturalness are paramount to Copeland.
    Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Hüller was overwhelmed by the praise at the Palais, her trademark stoicism breaking as the crowd saluted her moments of emotional abandon — including a tearjerker of a long-distance phone call and an explosion of rage at her narcissistic patriarch.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 May 2026
  • Soto’s Marie pouts and squeals with abandon.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Despite a mentality forged by military service, her abuelo is kind and affectionate, while her straight-shooting abuela gives her the explanation she’s long been denied for her mother’s abandonment, without sugar-coating it.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • Expressed through a bold, imaginative aesthetic, the film invites adult audiences to connect with themes of abandonment, control and self-discovery.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Redford and Hoffman learned each other’s lines to create synergy and spontaneity, but their differences could lead to an element of friction, says Britton.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 May 2026
  • Yet the ease of the dialogue, the sense of spontaneity and warmth, equally natural in the most strained moments, never falters.
    Jay Weissberg, Variety, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • Travolta’s infectious enthusiasm carried over into the movie itself, a semi-autobiographical trifle about his childhood love of air travel.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
  • But even that enthusiasm seems to be waning.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • That’s unequivocally bad news for the left, but the unintended consequence of the right’s zeal to rig the maps could send Black voters back to the Dems in numbers a single candidate not named Obama could not.
    S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
  • But in the zeal to meet the moment, regulatory authorities shouldn’t overlook the complexities of these treatments — and the very real risk of getting it wrong.
    Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
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“Spontaneousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spontaneousness. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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