self-possessedly

Definition of self-possessedlynext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-possessedly
Adverb
  • In the video, the kayaks drift calmly as the ocean suddenly erupts beneath them.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Jackie was calmly sitting on her eggs this morning, keeping things cozy at home.
    Monica Garske, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Hundreds of people marched peacefully through Center City Philadelphia Monday, rallying in solidarity with Minnesota and raising concerns about federal immigration enforcement and recent deadly encounters involving federal agents in Minneapolis.
    Eva Andersen, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • This horrific violence will not shake my belief in the importance of peacefully resolving disputes.
    Patrick Smith, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Really, Roxana is the most coolly observant survivor of them all.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Rauw, a 33-year-old San Jaun romantic, had a breakthrough after a breakup, skipping coolly across genres and balancing electronic and acoustic arrangements following a split with Rosalia; even in polar vortex hell, Karol G’s Tropicoqueta goes over like a glass of concentrated essence of summer.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • For nearly four decades, the foundation operated serenely.
    Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Only chief technology officer John Tornow, who pressed Send from mission control, was serenely confident.
    Graydon Carter, Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • That sequence also introduces a placidly smiley Kylie Jenner playing herself on seemingly a Valium-Adderall speedball of deluded bounciness.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Often neglected are the two whorled figures, strolling placidly in the background.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Self-possessedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-possessedly. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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