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also whimsey
as in humor
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
the pop singer's latest whimsy is that she has acting talent
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Recent Examples of whimsy
Unique Props and Figurines From plastic skeletons posed in mid-dance to rubber bats and ceramic black cats, vintage Halloween props add personality and whimsy to your displays.
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
As the first pop headliner at the Las Vegas Sphere, Backstreet Boys were able to bring a brand-new sense of fun, nostalgia and Y2K whimsy to the cutting-edge venue.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
Ghost has long been a rap surrealist, imbuing one of hip-hop’s most no-nonsense scenes, gritty New York rap, with a streak of vibrance and borderline whimsy.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
The ship also features several large-scale murals and sculptures that infuse whimsy and fun into every public space.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
As the first pop headliner at the Las Vegas Sphere, Backstreet Boys were able to bring a brand-new sense of fun, nostalgia and Y2K whimsy to the cutting-edge venue.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
Ghost has long been a rap surrealist, imbuing one of hip-hop’s most no-nonsense scenes, gritty New York rap, with a streak of vibrance and borderline whimsy.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
The ship also features several large-scale murals and sculptures that infuse whimsy and fun into every public space.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimsy
Noun
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The film’s humor doesn’t necessarily translate, and the animation style doesn’t come close to the medium’s most artistic work.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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The humor barely masks his fear.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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But these teachings challenge any notion of hoarding resources for oneself—or one’s precious group—at the expense of others in need.—
John Fugelsang
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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But the notion that the president himself is the leader of Tren de Aragua is a bit of stretch, according to Ronna Rísquez, the author of the book El Tren de Aragua.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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These were not just silly geographical whims, Jessica Winter pointed out at the time.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Fed’s independence has been central to the United States’ role as the globe’s preeminent economic power; investors worldwide believe the central bank won’t act on a president’s whims.—
Jackie Calmes,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
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Danni-Elle Townsend, who’s made a solid impression in PPA internationals this year, was upset in the first round by 43-yr old qualifier and eventual Bronze medalist from Japan Rika Fujiwara, a former WTA tennis pro who toured for more than 20 years before retiring from Tennis in 2020.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Rookie pitcher Ryan Bergert has made a strong impression with the Kansas City Royals since arriving from the San Diego Padres at the trade deadline.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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These are not fantasies drummed up by the Left despite claims from Paxton and his most ardent supporters.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cavill's film is a new version of the 1986 action-fantasy about an immortal Scottish swordsman's battle against another immortal warrior that starred Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
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While Jane Austen is best known for skewering the vagaries of romantic love in her novels, there is another, equally complicated and meaningful type of relationship that runs through them, too — that of siblings.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Other PAs are responding to the vagaries of the modern entertainment industry by coming together to unionize.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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The caprice of the wind was the only reason there was evidence to recover in the first place.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 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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Flowers attract bees and butterflies, while songbirds feed on the nutritious seeds.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Chapple, the late Queen’s beekeeper, went first to Clarence House and then Buckingham Palace to perform his somber duty of telling the bees, a centuries-old custom of informing the bees when their owner has died.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Whimsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whimsy. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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