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also whimsey
as in humor
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
the pop singer's latest whimsy is that she has acting talent
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Recent Examples of whimsy
Each Faena property channels a mix of Art Deco elements, coupled with fantasy and whimsy baked into its aesthetic.
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Caroline Tell, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Lauder is known for her use of color, femininity, and whimsy, and Casa Loro is no different.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
While the facade of the stately building drawing inspiration from the grande dame Ritz Paris is unchanged, the interiors have been reimagined with opulence, and in true Nemacolin fashion, lots of whimsy.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Wear it for a night of whimsy at a Shakespearean ballet or to the Wicked matinee.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
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Caroline Tell, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Lauder is known for her use of color, femininity, and whimsy, and Casa Loro is no different.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
While the facade of the stately building drawing inspiration from the grande dame Ritz Paris is unchanged, the interiors have been reimagined with opulence, and in true Nemacolin fashion, lots of whimsy.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Wear it for a night of whimsy at a Shakespearean ballet or to the Wicked matinee.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimsy
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But being in your early thirties and playing yourself as a junior high school student and then surrounding yourself with age-appropriate actors who are actually going through that hellish rite of passage brings a whole new layer of cringe and humor.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Black Dog was a case of the latter, with dark humor framing its gritty tale of an ex-con returning to his rural hometown to start his life again.Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Beyond fintech sectors, what has also cooled is the notion of blitzscaling fintechs.Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But Grove’s presence is still felt throughout the season, as the government uses his death as a way to reinforce the notion of Iran as the enemy, accusing them of an actor of terror that killed Grove and therefore sowing fear in the British population.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2024
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While those numbers are subject to change based on Trump’s whims, the former president would have broad power to impose steep new taxes on imports without congressional approval.Tobias Burns, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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Everything getting in the way of Cesar’s big plans boils down to the ills of society: stagnant, corrupt forces in positions of power and the careless whims of the rich who benefit from these long-standing, impotent leaders.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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This isn’t the first time Johnson has shown off his Trump impression.Joanne Haner, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Even factually accurate information can create different impressions based on framing and emphasis.Tor Constantino, MBA, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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An old-school World War II drama, a quietly powerful Irish drama, a Christmas story and a fantasy anime arrive in movie theaters this week.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The first trailer for the fantasy adventure feature soon had audiences questioning whether or not AI was used in production.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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Vape shops have spread across the American retail landscape with a bizarre swiftness, seemingly unbeholden to the same vagaries of inflation, customer demand, and local real estate that bind every other kind of storefront small business in the country.Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 22 June 2023
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Third, repeaters should prove capable of swapping this data between nodes in a network in a predictable way and not one too subject to the vagaries of chance.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 13 June 2023
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Back when podcasting wasn’t co-opted by YouTube, the idea was that owning your own successful podcast insulates you from being completely beholden to the caprice of social-media algorithms.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
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My rebellious nature, and my inclination for pointing out her caprices may have sharpened her disfavor.Kathy Ehrich Dowd, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
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Meta’s plans for an AI data center were disrupted by an unusual culprit—rare bees.Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the same bees do buzz around her bonnet, over and over.Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Whimsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whimsy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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