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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placidness
Noun
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More than anyone, Resh Lakish would have been entitled to look back on a life of personal transformation and learning with great contentment.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025 -
Chasing status, wealth, or others’ approval with your money almost always undermines independence and contentment.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rather than nightlife, visitors come seeking quietude.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Sep. 2025
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Coherence brings a quality of quietude to listening, clarity to perception and graceful power to action.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Season 2 drops that air of placidity and adds spice, genuine horror and feeling to the proceedings.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
6 Aug. 2025
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Nestled within the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Boone’s endless mountainous views and lush green spaces create an instant sense of calm.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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Four guest bedrooms on the main level each have an attached bathroom—two also have walk-in closets—and share a cozy living area and a spa zone with a fitness room, sauna, and garden-level calm.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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As chairman Paraag Marathe said in his summer backing of Farke, the manager’s superpower is his calmness, his ability to take the sting out of a situation.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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What stood out on a visit was the relative quiet, a calmness that contrasted to the other side of the complex, where reporters hover in the briefing room and the double doors of the West Wing.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Hiking every day gave her the time and space to reflect on her life and enjoy the serenity of being in nature.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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The serenity of the small Norwegian town’s countryside brought a clarity to Scott and her team of collaborators throughout the creative process.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Silver Hugo for Best Sound goes to SOUND OF FALLING for its ability to echo, in both its silences and thunders, the constant hum of secrets passed from one generation to the next in the apparent domestic quiet that both conceals and reveals.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the quiet of the Sabbath morning when all the neighborhood was wrapped in slumber, some dastardly degenerate crept into the room, choked her to death, assaulted her criminally and left her bruised and bleeding body lying on the bed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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The lake is one of the best places to spot fall foliage in Saratoga Springs and is the perfect place to find quiet and tranquility in town.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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Upon arrival, the warmth and tranquility of the studio, coupled with Starr’s poise and inviting presence, put my mind at ease.—
Brianna J. Heath,
Essence,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Placidness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placidness. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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