loosely

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Before your visit, I would recommend loosely plotting out your day using the fair’s map.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

At this point, college sports strike me as a business only loosely tied to the university.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

A month after the vote, he called supporters to set up loosely connected associations to handle on-the-ground organising, dubbed "TISZA islands", a nod to the party sharing its name with the country's longest river.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It is loosely based on the original “Love Island” reality series, where singles compete for love and money at a secluded villa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

He was a tall, thin man, and his clothes hung on him loosely.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier