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Recent Examples of dispassionately
Where rookie pilots panicked in battle, Gabreski functioned like a robot, dispassionately following the instructions laid out in his military flight manuals.
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Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
Taking a traditional approach, studying players dispassionately and from a distance, treating them like assets, won’t do.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
Taking a traditional approach, studying players dispassionately and from a distance, treating them like assets, won’t do.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispassionately
Adverb
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One play after hitting Mims, Nix calmly stepped up as pressure arrived and led running back Tyler Badie for an 11-yard catch-and-run.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Wall Street opened relatively calmly Wednesday, some nine-and-a-half hours into the shutdown.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The reformation of the band was casually dropped on the surprised crowd in Cleveland partway through what started off as a far less momentous conversation.—
Annie Zaleski,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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The linen blend textile feels casually elegant and the grommet rail line ensures the drapes will move smoothly on any rod.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Every frame is flat, overlit and lovely, like watching footage from somebody’s Italian vacation shot indifferently on an iPhone.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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Time flowed past indifferently above us; hours and days had no meaning.—
Garth Greenwell,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Hall’s Deandra was more stoically withdrawn in nature.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Sep. 2025
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The prospect of such soothing by the central bank helped investors bear the pain of the jobs report stoically.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This conversation has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.—
Kara Alaimo,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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The shortbread cookies are lightly golden with a satisfying crunch, while the filling inside strikes a delicious balance.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Yet the movie shows no struggle, no introspection, but, rather, a nonchalantly reasonable ability to drop his stash into a garbage can and walk away.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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One by one, Kudrow and Cox nonchalantly entered through the apartment door wielding their own scripts, but, fed-up with the premise, the women rolled their eyes and exited together.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Yet somehow, Congress blithely ignores this demand, and overall congressional legislation for gun safety rarely advances.—
John J. Donohue,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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As his profile began to grow on Grand Cayman, Santor became known for securing the best tables at restaurants and riding a scooter through island traffic, blithely ignoring suggestions to put on a helmet.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Still, the two main budget bills easily passed both chambers and were sent to the governor before the Senate took up the marijuana tax legislation, taking the bite out of Hall's threat.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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But now, a new study in the journal Science has demonstrated how AI could be used to easily circumvent those biosafety processes.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Dispassionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispassionately. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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