as in disregard
lack of interest or concern
with their usual nonchalance they arrived at the wedding ceremony half an hour late
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Recent Examples of nonchalance
While the relationships Reid had before the pandemic weren't affected by 'nonchalance' culture, he's been experiencing a far different dating pool after his most recent relationship of two and a half years ended.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Violence is also more common than ever on the screens of our laptops and phones, where social media catalogs accidents, bombings and dead children with eerie nonchalance.
—Alexandra Kleeman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Despite societal nonchalance, tuberculosis today kills up to 1.6 million globally yearly.
—Powel H. Kazanjian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Despite the change in appearance, Combs carried himself with the nonchalance of a man who was not staring down decades behind bars.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Violence is also more common than ever on the screens of our laptops and phones, where social media catalogs accidents, bombings and dead children with eerie nonchalance.
—Alexandra Kleeman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Despite societal nonchalance, tuberculosis today kills up to 1.6 million globally yearly.
—Powel H. Kazanjian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Despite the change in appearance, Combs carried himself with the nonchalance of a man who was not staring down decades behind bars.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonchalance
Noun
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This disregard for morale creates disengagement and burnout, which leads to high employee turnover rates.—
Christopher Fairbank,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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In an era where Gen-Z rappers seem to have a disregard for album rollouts, Santana wanted to invite fans to be a part of something bigger.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
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Only a small percentage of college stars will ever play professionally, and an even tinier number will become wealthy, but the fate of the vast majority of student-athletes is a matter of indifference to the predatory NCAA.—
Guy Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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Danes display a curious indifference toward Greenlanders.—
Morten Høi Jensen,
The Dial,
19 June 2025
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“Nonchalance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonchalance. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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