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casually

[kazh-oo-uh-lee] / ˈkæʒ u ə li /
ADVERB
accidentally
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ADVERB
incidentally
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In between sets, she chats casually with soldiers and their wives -- many more than twice her age.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

What’s more, there’s an ease to all of these things — a soft tenderness that counterbalances the frigidity — as if such intensity comes casually.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

Near a petrol station draped in anti-drone netting, an employee casually smoked a cigarette, waiting for the alert to be over.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Writes Ms. Aviv: “He pretended to speak casually, Andrea said, but she noticed a defiant thrill on his face.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

I shoved my hand into my pocket as casually as I could, holding the bag of potatoes in my other arm.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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