as in calmness
evenness of emotions or temper
kept his composure in spite of the repeated provocations
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Recent Examples of composure
But the most impressive thing for me is just his composure.
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Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
In recent years, he’s trained some of the world’s most accomplished investors, entrepreneurs, special forces veterans, and CEOs in the same practice — how to find clarity and composure amid uncertainty.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
This is one of the cleanest one-shots in Visions' entire three-season run so far, and it's told with lots of composure.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Kudos to Tara for keeping her composure as Whelan offers this condescending remark about Libya.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
In recent years, he’s trained some of the world’s most accomplished investors, entrepreneurs, special forces veterans, and CEOs in the same practice — how to find clarity and composure amid uncertainty.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
This is one of the cleanest one-shots in Visions' entire three-season run so far, and it's told with lots of composure.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Kudos to Tara for keeping her composure as Whelan offers this condescending remark about Libya.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for composure
Noun
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As chairman Paraag Marathe said in his summer backing of Farke, the manager’s superpower is his calmness, his ability to take the sting out of a situation.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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What stood out on a visit was the relative quiet, a calmness that contrasted to the other side of the complex, where reporters hover in the briefing room and the double doors of the West Wing.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hiking every day gave her the time and space to reflect on her life and enjoy the serenity of being in nature.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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The serenity of the small Norwegian town’s countryside brought a clarity to Scott and her team of collaborators throughout the creative process.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Temperatures are finally starting to drop in the South, with the slant of the sun and the coolness at night signaling that the fall season has indeed arrived.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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The new version illuminates, adding a solid degree of coolness.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Those trends have created a new equilibrium that are keeping a lid on unemployment even as hiring stays subdued.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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These problems also occurred in the first weeks of the previous cease-fire, which lasted from January to March of this year; once the level of aid reached an equilibrium with the population’s needs, however, the looting abated.—
Jeremy Konyndyk,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Democrats are not ready to cave to GOP pressure to reopen the government without more assurances on health insurance subsidies, and Republicans are not opening the door to further concessions.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Before shelling out a significant portion of their cash for a diamond engagement ring or other fine jewelry, purchasers depended on conventional jewelers for in-person assurance for decades.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Stewart talks about cooking, gardening, and decorating with the equanimity of an endurance athlete.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Sound advice, but for an Asian American trying to break into Hollywood, maintaining such equanimity was easier said than done.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Composure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composure. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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