casual observer

noun

: someone who is not looking carefully
Even a casual observer can tell that the building is in need of repair.

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To the casual observer, few things appear easier than shrimping. Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025 In the underlying substance of their policies, however, there was more continuity than the casual observer might have appreciated. Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2025 Amid all that, a casual observer might have expected negotiators gathered at U.N. climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, to double down on the most critical efforts to cut global emissions and -prevent the problem from getting worse. Justin Worland, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024 To the casual observer, the late Akira Toriyama’s wildly influential creation largely comprises the sort of things boys think are cool: muscles, violence, and spiky hair. Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for casual observer

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“Casual observer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casual%20observer. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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