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Noun
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But the flippancy of the phrase belies the detailed precision with which the Sky plan to manufacture 3-point looks.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025 -
England have shown a certain flippancy towards white-ball cricket since winning the 2019 World Cup.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Certainly, an irreverent portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte is warranted, but at two and a half hours of alternating brutality and buffoonery, this movie really tries one’s patience.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2024
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His is a sort of erudite buffoonery that consistently tap-dances between clever, self-aware, and patently stupid.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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In its own surveys, Google found that its new Material 3 Expressive design language, with its responsive animations and playful typography, scored high across all age groups.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
21 May 2025
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Developing or deploying avatars with lifelike animations and multilingual capabilities can require significant upfront investment.—
Jiajun Lu,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Hunte drew on his experience with suiting and leather to throw up two outfits—one, despite its masculine theme and model, completely androgynous; the other, a paean to female insouciance—that flouted conventional rules of draping and layering.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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The rigor and substance of the presentation’s early portion was balanced by signature TikTok insouciance.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 May 2025
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Both cameras capture good detail and color (for a tablet) without overdoing the brightness.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 May 2025
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Other steps to help reduce damage include face masks or glasses made to shield blue light, or just simply lowering the brightness of your phone.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
21 May 2025
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Still, there’s no denying the vivacity of Danya Taymor’s highly entertaining production at the Booth Theatre, a textbook example of how high-quality direction can ignite a mostly predictable script.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2025
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Still, there’s no denying the vivacity of director Dana Taymor’s highly entertaining production, a textbook example of how high-quality direction can ignite a mostly predictable script.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Jocoseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jocoseness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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