offhandedly
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Most people, I think, still have a positive association with the name, and Tupperware’s problem is that the company doesn’t actually get paid when someone offhandedly refers to their Rubbermaid or OXO container as “Tupperware.”
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2024
As the team reset for a complex shot accompanied by a relentlessly looped fragment from her track, Aftab whispered offhandedly to a cameraperson, “Thank God the song is good!”
From New York Times ● May 13, 2024
Liz’s husband, the loving and offhandedly hilarious Derek, is played by Ted McGinley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2023
Finn replies offhandedly, “You can’t miss what you never had, right?”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023
Vic’s memory of her is absolutely correct—she sees him so precisely, so wonderfully, so offhandedly.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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