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spontaneity

[spon-tuh-nee-i-tee, -ney-] / ˌspɒn təˈni ɪ ti, -ˈneɪ- /


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Despite the spontaneity and haphazardness of it all, which contributed to a rough burn, the 22-year-old returned on two more occasions — including this year.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

The Multistrada’s appeal is the promise of spontaneity, self-determination, volition—the idea that you can pack up and light out for the hills and maybe never come back.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Our study shows what can be achieved by a traditional hay cutting approach combined with nature's brilliant spontaneity.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Fessler said Shields moved through the world with brightness and spontaneity in a constant journey of self-development.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

It was like a street tragedy with spontaneity tucked softly into the corners of a highly formal structure.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Likewise, some chemical reactions can also exhibit temperature dependent spontaneities.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

When it comes to being filled, this should be with nothing but your – or you and your colleagues' – own, individual needs, desires, hunches, improvisations, spontaneities.

From The Guardian May 25, 2012

From the perspective of the late '60s, the old rebellions and spontaneities seem as touchingly quaint as the shock they elicited at the time.

From Time Magazine Archive

Was it hard work picking out her undiplomatic spontaneities?

From Time Magazine Archive

He looked startled and in fact my question rather startled me; kemmer brings out these spontaneities in one.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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