fancy-free

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Recent Examples of fancy-free Feeling light as a feather and fancy-free? USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024 Read the full Taurus Daily Horoscope Gemini (May 21 - June 21) Feeling light as a feather and fancy-free? USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancy-free
Adjective
  • What To Know James, who was born in Brooklyn and is unmarried, filed the civil fraud lawsuit against Trump and the Trump Organization in October 2023.
    Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Half the adults in the U.S. are unmarried, and half of them aren’t seeking a relationship.
    Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Defiant and determined to get back home on his own to his mother and grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, George encounters real danger as a distraught Rita tries to find her footloose son.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The footloose couple performed on the opening night of the Symphony of Dance tour in Melbourne, Fl.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2024
Adjective
  • Cut all the ear shapes out, then glue the inner ear shape on top of the outer ear shape, leaving about 1 inch at the bottom unattached.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025
  • And there was a lot more customization available — like protection against water backup and coverage for sheds and other unattached structures.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Many cultures around the world frown on the unwed, and as a result, people often find themselves in marriages out of a sense of duty and commitment rather than long-lasting love.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • This prairie witch’s origin story is rooted in the loss of her only son and escape from the abusive home for unwed mothers where she was forced to wait out her pregnancy and give birth.
    Lauren LeBlanc, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025

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“Fancy-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancy-free. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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