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Recent Examples of stoically
Part of the footage showed the president standing up straight, stoically, while a massive laser light show exploded throughout Madison Square Garden.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Martínez watches stoically, especially when Andreeva goes on one of her tirades.
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Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
The two men listened stoically to the verdict and the sentencing.
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CBS News,
28 May 2026
Saxophonist Josh Johnson, bassist Anna Butterss and drummer Jay Bellerose paint in pastels around the periphery of this stoically beautiful riff.
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Dave Segal,
SPIN,
15 May 2026
As the final buzzer sounded, James sat stoically at the end of the bench with his arms crossed close to his chest.
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Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
Horner stood stoically while Judge George Gallagher read the sentence that the jury handed down after less than three hours of deliberation.
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Harriet Ramos
may 5,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 May 2026
The passengers, including me, sat stoically in the dark, tired and numb.
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Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
To his right, where security officers sat stoically, sunlight streamed through the closed blinds.
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Michael Collins,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Martínez watches stoically, especially when Andreeva goes on one of her tirades.
—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
The two men listened stoically to the verdict and the sentencing.
—
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Saxophonist Josh Johnson, bassist Anna Butterss and drummer Jay Bellerose paint in pastels around the periphery of this stoically beautiful riff.
—
Dave Segal,
SPIN,
15 May 2026
As the final buzzer sounded, James sat stoically at the end of the bench with his arms crossed close to his chest.
—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
Horner stood stoically while Judge George Gallagher read the sentence that the jury handed down after less than three hours of deliberation.
—
Harriet Ramos
may 5,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 May 2026
The passengers, including me, sat stoically in the dark, tired and numb.
—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
To his right, where security officers sat stoically, sunlight streamed through the closed blinds.
—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoically
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If a purchase is needed, compare costs calmly, outline how payment will happen, then set a review date.
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Say something loudly and calmly — don’t shriek!
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But Jen remains utterly unmoved, staring impassively as Whitney, who seems truly blindsided, starts to lose her mind a little bit.
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Whitehill, a former justice on Texas’ Fifth Court of Appeals, at times listened impassively, but on several occasions pushed back at attorneys on both sides.
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Not the typical tacky amusement park with cigarette-smoking carnies indifferently pulling the levers on rides battered from being hauled from place to place.
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Whenever official institutions are unavailable, fail, or move too slowly, too bureaucratically, or too indifferently, people turn to each other.
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Meanwhile, poor Sol is blithely ignoring Jen’s warning that Sincere seemed to switch up on Melanie awfully quick and that Sincere and Melanie are very in sync.
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Carusillo just experienced a media cancellation of sorts, a consequence of blithely recommending a beauty treatment in one of her articles that ended up putting influencers in the hospital.
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Cybersecurity buyers rarely engage casually.
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In one stunning shot, a dragon surges into battle, casually dragging a toe across the water.
Adverb
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And then, right as Joe’s already prevalent rage is on the precipice of going nuclear, a CGI giraffe nonchalantly strolls past a third-story window in the background.
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One blueprint for aura farming comes courtesy of a viral video of a boy dancing nonchalantly on a race boat.
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The transaction layer may become more dispassionately logical, but the relationship layer still belongs to people.
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Arendt and Lippmann proposed creating spaces where judges and journalists could evaluate evidence dispassionately and reach reliable conclusions about truth.
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In the segment, Karl reaches out and touches a strip of paint peeling from the basin, which was floating at the top of the pool, lightly holding it for a few seconds before letting go.
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If there are any particularly stubborn stains, scrub lightly.
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“Stoically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoically. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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