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My jawline area appeared slightly sharper and the subtle laxity around my mouth seemed to have improved.
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Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 3 May 2025
Bhutta attributes the spike in part to laxity with door-to-door vaccination campaigns.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
The latter is a mix of five peptide chains to improve laxity at different levels of the skin, leaving it with a firmer, more youthful appearance.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 6 Apr. 2025
Face-tuning apps play a role in this, Killeen explained, pointing to facial laxity — a term used by surgeons to refer to looser skin — as an example that may seem unappealing but is expected with daily movement and neck function.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
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Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 3 May 2025
Bhutta attributes the spike in part to laxity with door-to-door vaccination campaigns.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
The latter is a mix of five peptide chains to improve laxity at different levels of the skin, leaving it with a firmer, more youthful appearance.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 6 Apr. 2025
Face-tuning apps play a role in this, Killeen explained, pointing to facial laxity — a term used by surgeons to refer to looser skin — as an example that may seem unappealing but is expected with daily movement and neck function.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Laxity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laxity. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
laxity
noun
lax·ity
ˈlak-sət-ē 
: the quality or state of being lax
Medical Definition
laxity
noun
lax·i·ty
ˈlak-sət-ē
plural laxities
: the quality or state of being loose
a certain laxity of the bowels
ligamentous laxity
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