fancy-free

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Recent Examples of fancy-free Read the full Taurus Daily Horoscope Gemini (May 21 - June 21) Feeling light as a feather and fancy-free? USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancy-free
Adjective
  • The move drew swift criticism online, as the brand has long presented itself as a safe haven for unmarried couples.
    Esha Mitra, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Although the history of Ireland’s treatment of unmarried women and their children is violent and bleak, the novella, like Bill’s life, is characterized by ordinary, small moments of love.
    Amanda Parrish Morgan, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Defiant and determined to get back home on his own to his mother and grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, George encounters real danger as a distraught Rita tries to find her footloose son.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The footloose couple performed on the opening night of the Symphony of Dance tour in Melbourne, Fl.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2024
Adjective
  • Only one of Grande’s quartet of current appearances on the Official Streaming list is unattached to Wicked.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Another key factor is Atlanta’s substantial population of unattached residents, with over 69% of its citizens identifying as single.
    Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • In a viral clip, an unwed teenager is forced to apologize to her church congregation for her pregnancy, causing online debate.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
  • To uphold traditional values and avoid unwed pregnancies, parents might arrange marriages for daughters as young as twelve or thirteen, in customary ceremonies that didn’t carry legal force.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 12 Dec. 2024

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“Fancy-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancy-free. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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