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as in indifference
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as in distance
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Recent Examples of aloofness
In its breadth and aloofness, Death to Order feels like a distant cousin of Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y, Johan Grimonprez’s cavorting 1997 documentary about airliner hijackings.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
As to these particular colleagues, Miss Manners would have no trouble treating them with a professional aloofness.
—Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Hogan was known for his intense focus, privacy, and aloofness.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
In this case, those patterns would appear to stretch back to childhood, as Dillane plays Mike as an overgrown kid — one entombed by the insouciant aloofness of someone who’s never quite understood the connection between actions and their consequences.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
As to these particular colleagues, Miss Manners would have no trouble treating them with a professional aloofness.
—Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Hogan was known for his intense focus, privacy, and aloofness.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
In this case, those patterns would appear to stretch back to childhood, as Dillane plays Mike as an overgrown kid — one entombed by the insouciant aloofness of someone who’s never quite understood the connection between actions and their consequences.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloofness
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The carousel of coordinators has reinforced Hurts’ indifference to how an offense looks — to fans, to foes, to fence-sitters — so long as the Eagles win.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the general indifference shown toward its own story — or, at least, the best versions of it — comes to emphasize the emptiness at its core.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2026
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The system currently operates at short engagement distances.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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The book’s occasional oases of self-examination are surrounded by dusty expanses of omission and unconcern.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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Whatever the reason, Maxwell’s strength and the shark’s apparent unconcern put one of Maxwell’s friends in danger.—
Donald Millus,
Outdoor Life,
3 July 2025
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The composure to finish the play.—
Mirin Fader,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The image captures Mellisa moving through festive surroundings with focused determination, presenting a figure who maintains sharp composure amid surrounding chaos.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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Manuel, for all his shyness, had been a regular on a recreational baseball team.—
Jordan Salama,
New Yorker,
30 Dec. 2025
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Although it’s still considered rare, it’s often misdiagnosed as shyness — which can delay treatment.—
Erin Silvia,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The secret to Buford’s longevity Buford expressed modesty about his service in World War II.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
25 Dec. 2025
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With the film’s relative modesty, Jarmusch is tuning up—while also retuning the world of cinema, its critics and its viewers, to his own distinctive note and preparing them for his higher harmonics to come.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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That reticence may well have helped to diminish his reputation; indeed, his contribution has been largely eclipsed by that of his eldest son, the abstract painter and sculptor Ben Nicholson.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
8 Jan. 2026
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Still, the focus on Venezuela could help distract from Putin’s reticence to strike a deal with Ukraine.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
8 Jan. 2026
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These books are deliciously, counterintuitively ethical—each one an instruction manual on a woman’s process of self-possession—many of them eschewing patriarchal morality and asserting a more dichotomous and sensual set of virtues.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
14 Nov. 2025
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Hoodoo’s ancestral beauty rituals remind us of sacred glamour and the magic of self-possession and care.—
Essence,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Aloofness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloofness. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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