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spontaneity

[spon-tuh-nee-i-tee, -ney-] / ˌspɒn təˈni ɪ ti, -ˈneɪ- /


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“There’s a little bit of spontaneity and the unknown,” her mom says of not knowing who’s calling.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

Of those asked, 90% disagreed that the introduction of the technology in the Premier League has improved the matchday experience, and 91% believe VAR has harmed the spontaneity of goal celebrations.

From BBC Mar. 29, 2026

It can feel counterintuitive to go out with friends and then impose limits on your spontaneity.

From MarketWatch Mar. 27, 2026

With most of the decisions already made, the Two Sessions are mainly a talking shop with little room for spontaneity or off-the-cuff comments.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

This is the critical lesson of improv, too, and it is also a key to understanding the puzzle of Millennium Challenge: spontaneity isn’t random.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Likewise, some chemical reactions can also exhibit temperature dependent spontaneities.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

When it comes to being filled, this should be with nothing but your – or you and your colleagues' – own, individual needs, desires, hunches, improvisations, spontaneities.

From The Guardian May 25, 2012

From the perspective of the late '60s, the old rebellions and spontaneities seem as touchingly quaint as the shock they elicited at the time.

From Time Magazine Archive

Was it hard work picking out her undiplomatic spontaneities?

From Time Magazine Archive

He looked startled and in fact my question rather startled me; kemmer brings out these spontaneities in one.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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