impersonal

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Recent Examples of impersonal That makes drone warfare seem abstract and impersonal, but the opposite is true. Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025 The work in that book was surreal and stealthily philosophical—its opening poem was a fifteen-page meditation on the ontology of Popeye the Sailor Man—but impersonal. Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 Too often, ‘security technology’ is framed as cold, impersonal, or invasive. Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025 Following its release, some critics dinged the record for being too impersonal. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for impersonal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonal
Adjective
  • Set in Taiwan in 1988, Girl revolves around Hsiao-lee, a quiet and withdrawn girl, growing up in silent gloom.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Unfortunately, further discussions were heated, with no resolve, just more withdrawn behavior while the communications continued.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Adjective
  • But in listening to separate end-of-season reflections from Tucker and Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer, both sides sound detached.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In the detached home market, there are 9,001 active listings year-to-date, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors’ monthly report.
    Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Nuno’s habitual talk of ‘bonds’ and understanding feels like a distant memory.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • For deep-space science, the ability to launch heavier, more complex instruments means more ambitious missions, from sample-return expeditions to Jupiter’s moons to large-scale observatories parked in distant orbits.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Carr, who apparently reacted to Kimmel's suspension last week by sending a GIF of TV characters doing a celebratory dance to a journalist, yesterday described his role at the FCC as that of a dispassionate arbiter.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Kirkpatrick set out to create a fair, dispassionate tally of Trump’s two terms so far.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Maysent, in addition to citing the cirtical role of his leadership in helping the university reach the top levels of quality measurement and improvement, cited his ability to bridge clinical and digital domains.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Together with patients’ clinical data, these findings are used to create a scoring system that predicts the likelihood of cancer recurrence over the next decade, the researchers said.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Its sleek, slim-fit design and elastic waistband make for a fit that’s professional yet comfortable, and its ankle-skimming length is ideal for showing off cute loafers, sneakers, or other fall shoes.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The organization has a partnership with the nonprofit Allbritton Journalism Institute, which sponsors a multi-year class of 20 fellows who work closely with professional journalists in the newsroom.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That conversational access to the fine print not only saves keystrokes, but also reduces miscommunication, which is often the silent culprit behind change-order disputes and blown budgets.
    Jon Stojan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • And the whole class is just silent.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Impersonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonal. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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