countenances 1 of 2

plural of countenance

countenances

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of countenance

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of countenances
Noun
Solid, strong guys with militaristic countenances. River Selby august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countenances
Noun
  • As a result, her books come together to form one of the fullest and most intimate expressions of a life in 20th-century art.
    Brian Robert Moore September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Revord does the audio themself, and worked with a dialect coach to perfect British accents and learn how to act without facial expressions or gestures.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The film soon fast-forwards two years and introduces other recognizable faces — Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, etc.
    Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Now 20, Speed is considered one of the most recognizable faces in the entire streaming world — buoyed by live streaming tours that take his subscribers out of the typical stream and along with him on breakneck adventures across the globe.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • State a belief that goes against what everyone accepts as true.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Today, the plant rents dumpsters out to customers and accepts precious metals, electronics, materials that contain iron and other waste.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Calendula tolerates a light frost but not hard freezes.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Felicia tolerates other cats but would probably be better as the only fur baby in a home.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
  • These canines are individuals, like humans, with different personalities, looks and behaviors, who deserve unique names.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Getty Images Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 265 pounds.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Someone else who walks over 28,000 steps a day and stands on their feet for long periods of time attested to the shoe’s durability.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The city's long-standing commitment to sustainable mobility endures even after last year's Olympics, where every event was easily accessible on foot, by bike, or by public transport.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • What endures is curiosity and, at least in this film, a lasting sense of wonder.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Aurora’s powerful contribution Aurora handles the computational side of this pairing, with more than 60,000 GPUs and the ability to perform over one quintillion calculations per second.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Aliyah Boston #7 of the Indiana Fever handles the ball against the Washington Mystics at Capital One Arena on June 07, 2024 in Washington, DC.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Countenances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countenances. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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