offhandedly

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Practically every working actor of some repute has offhandedly mentioned their interest in directing a film at one time or another.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

That’s been there for a while, an employee offhandedly informs him.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Most people, I think, still have a positive association with the name, and Tupperware’s problem is that the company doesn’t actually get paid when someone offhandedly refers to their Rubbermaid or OXO container as “Tupperware.”

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2024

As the team reset for a complex shot accompanied by a relentlessly looped fragment from her track, Aftab whispered offhandedly to a cameraperson, “Thank God the song is good!”

From New York Times • May 13, 2024

While we were down there, offhandedly I asked her all kinds of things.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey