casual observer
noun
: someone who is not looking carefully
Even a casual observer can tell that the building is in need of repair.
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To the casual observer, the late Akira Toriyama’s wildly influential creation largely comprises the sort of things boys think are cool: muscles, violence, and spiky hair.
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2024
To the casual observer, these few big-ticket sales and shock-value stunts suggest auctions are relentless high jinks and action, but sadly this is not the case.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Cast members rushing in and out of scenes, detailed instructions from production stage manager Jennifer Hsu — which included everything from scene directions to lighting directions, to orchestra directions — and the wings packed with performers made backstage appear chaotic to the casual observer.
—Maxwell Alexander, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
The packaging on this series is understated classic Macallan, which means to the casual observer a collection of Fine & Rare may just look like a few unremarkable bottles.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2024
To the casual observer, these few big-ticket sales and shock-value stunts suggest auctions are relentless high jinks and action, but sadly this is not the case.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Cast members rushing in and out of scenes, detailed instructions from production stage manager Jennifer Hsu — which included everything from scene directions to lighting directions, to orchestra directions — and the wings packed with performers made backstage appear chaotic to the casual observer.
—Maxwell Alexander, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
The packaging on this series is understated classic Macallan, which means to the casual observer a collection of Fine & Rare may just look like a few unremarkable bottles.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Casual observer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casual%20observer. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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