as in whims
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
an out-of-character caprice led him to take the day off from work and go to the beach
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Not knowing which country the event's most important matches will be played underlines cricket being handcuffed to the whims of money-spinner India, whose power might be heightened by the ascension of former boss Jay Shah running the sport's affairs globally.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024 -
Ours is the world of strongmen, where decisions increasingly turn on the whims of a vanishing few.—
Chang Che,
The New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Caprices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caprices. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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