self-collected

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-collected
Adjective
  • When the 24-year-old nets, the defender does his best to maintain his cool, calm and collected persona.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Talking dogs, strange vehicles, conspiracy theories, stupid acronyms: life imitates cult fiction, apparently, and somewhere along the line our reality started to resemble, with uncanny specificity, the collected works of Thomas Pynchon.
    Book Marks September 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Only on particularly bumpy tarmac did the GTS-spec suspension become too jarring with the adaptive dampers stiffened up in sport mode, but switching them to normal offered the best of both worlds—excellent, composed body control and tuning that ironed out imperfections remarkably well.
    Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The vocabulary being used by Qatar’s prime minister is strong, evocative and damning, a departure from his usual composed response to the incessant twists and turns of trying to end the 23-month war in Gaza.
    Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Cook, undisturbed, until the tomatoes start to blister on the bottom.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Stir in marinara sauce; cook, over medium-high heat, undisturbed, until mixture comes to a low boil.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Given the fate that likely awaits him (his crimes will be held up to the light for the world to see; his prosecutors will seek the death penalty), Göring exudes a very unruffled sense of well-being.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Newsom seems unruffled by the blowback.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Self-collected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-collected. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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