impassiveness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassiveness
Noun
  • The comedy follows an aspiring gay playwright who — suffering from a summer of writer’s block and apathy in his Encino apartment — embarks on a flamboyant cruise in his imagination, only to discover that his real life is falling apart around him.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
  • Resistance in high-structure organizations doesn’t come from apathy.
    Anton Schneerson, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Common causes of brown phlegm include smoking, exposure to toxins or pollutants in the air, cystic fibrosis, and bacterial lung infections.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 June 2025
  • Signs and symptoms include a cough that lasts for three weeks or longer, coughing up blood or phlegm, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, chills and night sweats, according to the CDC.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Impassiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassiveness. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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