placidly

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Recent Examples of placidly All three kittens were in a cage in the trunk of their minivan, placidly watching us. Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 One goalkeeper robot stood placidly as its opponent kicked a ball at its legs several times before finally managing to score. Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025 Inigo stood a little off to the side looking placidly in my direction. Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for placidly
Adverb
  • 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
  • Wall Street opened relatively calmly Wednesday, some nine-and-a-half hours into the shutdown.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • And Robbie, so serenely, perfectly beautiful, is playing a character teeming with self-loathing.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • No one can protect our freedom to peacefully disagree alone.
    Sarah Stankorb, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Or ignore each other and peacefully coexist?
    Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The director’s approach is coolly distant and underpowered; even scenes of bloody battle in the ring feel merely informational.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • After Rodrigo De Paul was clipped inside the 18-yard box for a penalty, Suarez stepped up to coolly convert from the spot with a low effort to the left.
    Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Placidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placidly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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