as in solemn
not joking or playful in mood or manner
we rarely invite her to our parties because she's always so po-faced
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Protesters carried myriad homemade signs, some tongue-in-cheek, some more solemn.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
2 May 2026 -
Their day began with a solemn visit to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, which involved a meeting with families of victims and first responders.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Half a century later, the nation’s environmental problems are a lot less visible, but not, for that reason, any less serious.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Even in healthy children, measles can cause serious illness and death.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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An Ada County judge let a Boise woman who stole jewelry from hospice patients off without prison time — but not without a stern warning and alternative punishment.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Apr. 2026
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When addressing Chasing Horse, Peterson took on a stern tone and admonished the actor and his attorney, Craig Mueller, for denying the charges and downplaying evidence of assault.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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As such, Eddy is off to tour the South as a salesman as the boys spend the summer with their humorless granny (Ellen Ratner) and their childlike Aunt Bella (Renee Rogoff), who works in the store.—
Charles Lewis III,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The film’s premise is almost as ill-advised and cringeworthy as its execution is crushingly humorless.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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The first quarter earnings season continues in earnest next week, with 121 companies in the S & P 500 , or approximately a quarter of the index, on the docket to share their latest results.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
3 May 2026
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In Superbad, Hill starred as Seth, a loud, impulsive high school senior navigating one chaotic night before graduation alongside Cera's awkward and earnest Evan.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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“Po-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/po-faced. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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