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Recent Examples of stoically
In court Wednesday, O’Connor, wearing eyeglasses and a dark blazer with her hair in a ponytail, sat stoically, taking notes without showing a strong visible reaction as the verdicts were announced.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Usually in these situations, the person being interviewed is staring stoically into the camera so, to be fair, this did seem more natural.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
No one needs to stoically, passively wait for whatever life might add or subtract, surrendering free will to fate without fighting back.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
Today, Cordell reflects on his beating stoically.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
LeBron James stared stoically at the video board.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Pynchon, in his seventies and eighties, has not grown sentimental so much as stoically absurd.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
In the short clip, Jinky appeared stoically miserable in his household shower, eyes locked on the bathroom tiles with what viewers have described as pure canine indignation.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The 8-year-old stray, discovered in Ontario, recently appeared on the red carpet in a studded leather jacket, posing stoically in a cat-sized convertible.
—Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Usually in these situations, the person being interviewed is staring stoically into the camera so, to be fair, this did seem more natural.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
No one needs to stoically, passively wait for whatever life might add or subtract, surrendering free will to fate without fighting back.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
Today, Cordell reflects on his beating stoically.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
LeBron James stared stoically at the video board.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Pynchon, in his seventies and eighties, has not grown sentimental so much as stoically absurd.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
In the short clip, Jinky appeared stoically miserable in his household shower, eyes locked on the bathroom tiles with what viewers have described as pure canine indignation.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The 8-year-old stray, discovered in Ontario, recently appeared on the red carpet in a studded leather jacket, posing stoically in a cat-sized convertible.
—Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoically
Adverb
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Before leaving in the final minutes, Kerr calmly sat two rows behind the Wildcats’ bench next to fellow alumni Tom Tolbert and Craig Bergman.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Among them Kerim Alajbegović, the 18-year-old Salzburg winger who calmly scored the winning penalty in Cardiff.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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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.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Every frame is flat, overlit and lovely, like watching footage from somebody’s Italian vacation shot indifferently on an iPhone.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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Time flowed past indifferently above us; hours and days had no meaning.—
Garth Greenwell,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Only when Will was blithely playing himself to death did his father’s anger emerge.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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The push for super intelligence sits rather blithely next to the beliefs of those tech masters of the universe trying to max out their looks and lifestyle for eternal life.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Words like impatient get thrown around far too casually, especially with younger employees.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Also, don’t assume that casually telling a rental agent about a problem is enough.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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One blueprint for aura farming comes courtesy of a viral video of a boy dancing nonchalantly on a race boat.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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In his mesmerizing, rat-a-tat, expletive-riddled style, Evans nonchalantly recalls the almost unbelievable trajectory of his life, leaving the reader barely able to catch her breath.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Instead, endeavor to stand back, look at the list dispassionately, and judge which three events honestly were the biggest of the year in your judgment.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Dec. 2025
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Dwight sets the logs ablaze, watching dispassionately as Dunmire burns to a crisp.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Officials have directed agents to find and lightly redact files on the earlier investigation for review by top administration officials this week, The New York Times said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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EMTs and paramedics are also caring for two people who were lightly injured at another scene in central Israel, the ambulance service said.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Stoically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoically. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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