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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 real life, virtual recruitment is the hiring norm, people are dressing more casually, posting about their jobs on TikTok and prioritizing work-life balance.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 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

Hugo Lara and Manolo Cabrera — the Mexican DJ pair better known as RØZ — casually strolled through Sightglass Coffee in Hollywood, one gripping a half-melted iced coffee, the other an empty Erewhon juice bottle.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 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

I ask, a little too casually, mad at myself for even bringing his name up again.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan




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