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nonchalantly

[non-shuh-lahnt-lee] / ˌnɒn ʃəˈlɑnt li /
ADVERB
coolly
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A video clip went viral after it showed her clad in Knicks gear and nonchalantly dumping the contents of the blue-and-orange trash can onto the sidewalk before walking off with it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

The only surprise was Messi only scored once, nonchalantly finding the bottom corner from 20 yards.

From BBC May 28, 2026

But Haaland showed no signs of a lack of confidence when he nonchalantly lifted the ball over Galatasaray goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir from Jeremy Doku's fine through ball.

From Barron's Jan. 28, 2026

But it’s also full of colorful songwriting, of Shires doing tarot with a mermaid, wandering New York listening to Billy Joel or catching her now-former partner behaving nonchalantly on a home security camera.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 29, 2025

“I’m not going to play anymore,” I said nonchalantly.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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