as in notion
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
on a whim, we stopped at the roadside stand to get ice cream
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Recent Examples of whim
In light of the neighborhood’s status as one of the priciest places in California, and with high-end eateries like Nobu and Buona Fortuna within walking distance, Woody’s has stayed afloat all these years without succumbing to tonier tastes or the whims of the mercurial espresso martini sect.
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
They’re now increasingly reliant on renewable power systems subject to the weather’s whims.
—Terry Jarrett, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
This translates into collections that transcend seasonal whims, instead offering timeless pieces with modern sensibilities.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
Ownership of the Birmingham Property changed hands several times through transactions initiated at the whims of the Respondent.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
They’re now increasingly reliant on renewable power systems subject to the weather’s whims.
—Terry Jarrett, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
This translates into collections that transcend seasonal whims, instead offering timeless pieces with modern sensibilities.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
Ownership of the Birmingham Property changed hands several times through transactions initiated at the whims of the Respondent.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whim
Noun
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This Money Mistake Keeps You Stuck One of the most popular misconceptions being debunked right now is the notion that working harder or for longer hours equates to making more money.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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At the heart of the team’s strategy is a notion called integer partitions.—
Rachel Crowell,
Scientific American,
16 June 2025
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Trump ran as a populist, but his actions in office have built a new élite shaped by his personal preference and caprice.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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Fear of political caprice masquerading as strategy, of a trade war metastasizing into financial contagion, and of a world where traditional safe havens—currencies, institutions, alliances—no longer offer much safety at all.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Hernandez admits Medicaid cuts could give people here second thoughts.—
John Daley,
NPR,
22 June 2025
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Jones has also talked extensively about struggling with suicidal thoughts and depression.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
21 June 2025
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Vape shops have spread across the American retail landscape with a bizarre swiftness, seemingly unbeholden to the same vagaries of inflation, customer demand, and local real estate that bind every other kind of storefront small business in the country.—
Amanda Mull,
The Atlantic,
22 June 2023
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Third, repeaters should prove capable of swapping this data between nodes in a network in a predictable way and not one too subject to the vagaries of chance.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 June 2023
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Among his early gigs was a role on BBC fantasy drama Jekyll & Hyde, and making his West End debut in Mojo with Ben Whishaw and Rupert Grint.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2025
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So what better time than now to answer some VERY IMPORTANT fantasy football questions?—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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True to her ethos, the entire Dianna Singh line is ebullient with a touch of whimsy.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Photo: John Woodcock Traditional design is enlivened with moments of whimsy and personality in the designs of Black Ink Interiors.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
20 May 2025
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The 120fps quality is as clear as day, too, bolstered by the bigger screen and fancy, magnetic Joy-Con 2s.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The idea of a catalogue of lesbians seized her fancy.—
Charlie Tyson,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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“Whim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whim. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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