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, Carmel’s Maron Bowes might not stand out on the basketball court.
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Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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
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Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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
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“Casual observer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casual%20observer. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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