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Noun
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But the flippancy of the phrase belies the detailed precision with which the Sky plan to manufacture 3-point looks.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025 -
England have shown a certain flippancy towards white-ball cricket since winning the 2019 World Cup.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One unexpected joy of League Pass life is the arena feed, which shows us what’s on the jumbotron during timeouts (mascot skits, archival content, dance promotions and many other frivolities).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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This film is a lyrical study of beauty and identity that balances the weight of internalized shame with the frivolity of a burgeoning romance.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The gift of a new plane to serve as Air Force One offered a brief moment of levity as President Donald Trump and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa clashed in the Oval Office over political killings and refugees.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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In other news: The day’s testimony brought a moment of levity to a courtroom that has lately been defined by graphic testimony and tense legal arguments.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
20 May 2025
Noun
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What now? Read the full Cancer Daily Horoscope Leo (July 23 - August 22) Sick of superficialities?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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This is a growing movement that ought to be raising eyebrows and forthrightly made visible to its superficiality and smacks of a Jedi-trick look-the-other-way hand-waving.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Peach Fuzz Courtesy of Hillside Beach Club With the Peach Fuzz, the five-star resort proves its diverse culinary offer and its Turkish lightness.—
Emily Cappiello,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Ready to turn heads during your upcoming summer vacation, while securing invaluable comfort, lightness, and stability with every step?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
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“Unseriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseriousness. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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