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as in solemn
not joking or playful in mood or manner
everyone was surprised by the racy joke from the usually staid professor
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as in imposing
having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner
staid colors that would be good for business attire
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Recent Examples of staid
In Lee’s case, it can be argued that his voice was central to the rise of Marvel, as his personality helped the upstart publisher differentiate from staid and stuffy competitors like DC, Archie and Dell at a time when a new generation of fans was looking for something new.
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Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
And their struggle, within their world, to lead a good life, to lead a life that has meaning—their struggle between whether to pursue romantic adventure or a staid, bourgeois life—felt very real to me, at age twenty-five.
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Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Like the language in which it was given, the ritual was formulaic, even staid.
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Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
In contrast to that film’s 17-minute standing ovation, with Almodóvar running up and down the aisles, the six-and-a-half-minute standing ovation from the audience in the Grand Thêatre Lumière seemed positively staid.
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Jada Yuan,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
And their struggle, within their world, to lead a good life, to lead a life that has meaning—their struggle between whether to pursue romantic adventure or a staid, bourgeois life—felt very real to me, at age twenty-five.
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Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Like the language in which it was given, the ritual was formulaic, even staid.
—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
In contrast to that film’s 17-minute standing ovation, with Almodóvar running up and down the aisles, the six-and-a-half-minute standing ovation from the audience in the Grand Thêatre Lumière seemed positively staid.
—
Jada Yuan,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staid
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To be fair, abducted 9-year-old Rainy is pretty cute, with solemn eyebrows and a conscience that continually puts her in peril.
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The once-rising developer’s solemn promise is not likely to be fulfilled if court records in his federal criminal case and a parallel Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit are any indication.
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There’s Chateau de Fère and Les Crayères, which is very imposing and old-fashioned; a couple of very nice funky little boutique hotels (including one owned by the Selosse family who make amazing, and amazingly priced, grower Champagne) and lots of good chambres d'hôtes.
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In person, Rowbottom is striking — tall, platinum blond, soft-spoken — though less imposing than carefully self-possessed.
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What Research Shows About Cancer in Dogs While there is no evidence that turkey tail shrinks tumors, the mushroom has drawn real scientific interest as a complementary therapy for serious illness.
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The new guidance was heavily criticized by health groups, which argued the decision could sow confusion and leave children vulnerable to serious disease.
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Liu, then a Tencent distinguished scientist (a senior title the Chinese tech giant gives to elite researchers) leading the company’s development of its Hunyuan AI model from scratch, saw where the industry was heading.
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Advertisement As in Curb, the list of guest stars is long, distinguished, and smartly deployed.
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Judges have to throw the book at those arrested to teach them a stern lesson.
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However, for students graduating right now, Hammer can't really summon up anything stern to say.
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Right to dignified work and fair income Can people find work?
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Days are spent strengthening infection prevention and control, improving laboratory capacity, training health care workers, tracing contacts, meeting with community leaders, supporting safe and dignified burials, and working alongside ministries of health and international partners.
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This is a lovely, if rather decorous and reverent, tale of an illicit affair that’s unlikely to cause as much noise as Dhont’s last two films.
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But such disagreements tended to be handled with the decorous language of diplomacy.
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The Sound and The Fury Told by four narrators in a stream of consciousness writing style, this 1929 story describes the downfall of a wealthy Southern aristocratic family, the Compsons.
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Because of previous demand, over 20,000 people had been employed in buckle manufacture in the Birmingham area, but when this aristocratic fashion suddenly collapsed in 1786 on the eve of the French Revolution, their trade collapsed along with it.
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“Staid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staid. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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