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as in informal
not designed to be worn only on special occasions
a restaurant where people in casual clothes are always welcome
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as in accidental
happening by chance
a casual meeting with the next-door neighbors on a beach in Hawaii
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as in nonchalant
having or showing a lack of interest or concern
only a casual examination of the bicycle before buying it
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as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
a casual attendance at their son's hockey games
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Recent Examples of casual
The masseria serves traditional Pugliese food, including fresh fish and pizza, at multiple on-site restaurants, allowing for both casual beachside dining and white tablecloth service.
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Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
The large ultrawide screen provides good brightness, deep contrast, on-point color accuracy, and wide color coverage, and the 120Hz refresh rate and AMD FreeSync Premium support lend appeal to game designers and casual gamers alike.
—PC Magazine, 23 July 2025
That indifference—casual, ambient, structural—is perhaps the most dangerous force in American civic life today.
—Aron Solomon
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
Visitors have their pick of food options, including coastal cuisine, farm-to-table meals, and casual spots with live music.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
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Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
The large ultrawide screen provides good brightness, deep contrast, on-point color accuracy, and wide color coverage, and the 120Hz refresh rate and AMD FreeSync Premium support lend appeal to game designers and casual gamers alike.
—PC Magazine, 23 July 2025
That indifference—casual, ambient, structural—is perhaps the most dangerous force in American civic life today.
—Aron Solomon
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
Visitors have their pick of food options, including coastal cuisine, farm-to-table meals, and casual spots with live music.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casual
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Too informal with answers and language The team acknowledges that Gen Z’s use of slang is one of their defining traits.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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As Home Depot spread across America beginning in the 1980s, an informal economy of day laborers looking for work, mostly from Mexico and South America, grew around the company’s sprawling parking lots in cities and suburbs with large immigrant populations.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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Today, even minor missteps—whether accidental or intentional—can rapidly escalate, leading to public crises that damage reputations and erode the trust organizations have worked hard to build.—
Maria Trochimezuk,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Despite suspicions of foul play from both U.S. and Zambian officials, local police declared Bianca’s death the result of an accidental discharge of a firearm.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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On vacation, Nicola Peltz styled hers in a breezy, nonchalant way, with a black tank and yellow paisley-print skirt.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
23 July 2025
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The collection’s journey touched down in Argentina, the Scottish Highlands, as well as New Zealand and Australia, home of its merino wool, for a refined traveler’s wardrobe crafted from top-notch fabrications exuding nonchalant sophistication.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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However, reaching these outcomes takes more than just sporadic posts.—
Jonathan Schwartz,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The monsoon season is now here and has brought deadly flash flooding along old burn scars in Ruidoso, New Mexico, while distributing sporadic rain in the state’s Gila National Forest.—
Abe Streep,
ProPublica,
22 July 2025
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Decorating became less about style statements and more about solving everyday problems, creatively and affordably.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 July 2025
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Offering a deduction on car loan interest paid by consumers, Anderson said, is much more focused on everyday, middle-income car buyers than the soon-to-expire tax credits for electric vehicles, which initially benefited mainly wealthy car buyers.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Ozzy also did his own occasional tours, including a stop at the Bradley Center on Dec. 14 of that year.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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In most cases, a modest occasional spend of resources on something exciting-but-not-strategic is fine.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025
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Then Kings of Leon and Black Keys come out of Nashville and then all of a sudden the diversity of the music that was coming out of there started to really grow over a short period of time.—
Melonee Hurt,
The Tennessean,
25 July 2025
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While some seemed excited about Buck's sudden appearance, some speculated about the possibility of Stephanopoulos leaving the show.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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There’s a reason for that: Fire hose again, coupled with intermittent kinks and leaks.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
12 July 2025
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Dietary changes such as intermittent fasting, caloric restriction, and ketogenic diet with regular exercise can prevent MASH or delay its progression.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
12 July 2025
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“Casual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casual. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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