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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-poised
Adjective
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This low-volatility ascent since April quite resembles the imperturbable rally through all of 2017.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2025 -
No actor on TV is making a meal out of language like Tramell Tillman, and no character on TV is being punished for that imperturbable mellifluousness like Severance middle manager Seth Milchick.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But making more headway will take disciplined execution to maintain the pace and accelerate it where needed.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Isaacs, in turn, lauded Shaka’s highly disciplined and militarized kingdom.—
Adam L. Rovner,
The Conversation,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The conservative backlash isn’t surprising, but we were still left genuinely puzzled by the unshakable belief that a lesbian nun is as far-fetched a notion as a flying elephant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Though often appearing stylish and refined, with an air of unshakable confidence, like a real-life James Bond, Farzam seemed to come undone in recent years.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This one honestly kind of scares me every time, which is only a testament to Monáe’s totally unflappable commitment to the bit.—
James Factora,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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Under the command of the unflappable Ernest McSorley, its veteran captain, the Fitz broke shipping records and tallied enormous profits.—
Kevin Duchschere,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As did the nerveless manner in which the striker — who turns 38 in March — sent goalkeeper Harry Tyrer the wrong way from the spot to clinch another three points.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Instead, Kvitova produced a nerveless performance, finishing off the match with her first ace of the final.—
Danielle Rossingh,
Forbes,
27 June 2021
Adjective
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The entire ecosystem is self-contained and independent of external input, running on the energy released when bacteria convert toxic hydrogen sulfide into sulfate.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
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But Nobody’s Girl floats free, self-assured and self-contained—a true American tragedy.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The first song that the Beatles sang was self-composed, in itself a huge change.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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In concert, Ochoa mixes traditional and self-composed son cubano numbers with boleros, guarachas and tangos.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2023
Adjective
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The move underscores Beijing’s push to make its AI infrastructure self-sufficient, even as the country’s data center power demand surges and domestic chips still require 30–50% more electricity than Nvidia’s.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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For Nina Parks, cofounder of Supernova Women, a nonprofit empowering people of color to become self-sufficient shareholders in cannabis, that’s the spirit behind her other project, the Equity Trade Network.—
Mennlay Golokeh Aggrey,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Self-poised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-poised. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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