stoically

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Recent Examples of stoically Hall’s Deandra was more stoically withdrawn in nature. Essence, 18 Sep. 2025 The prospect of such soothing by the central bank helped investors bear the pain of the jobs report stoically. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025 And in that way there is something especially stoically British that continues to resonate with American fans as well as the home country followers that flocked over here for an additional dose. Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025 As the kids and grandma sat stoically, the shock etched across their worn eyes, the mother and father relayed how they were extremely torn whether to stay or to leave. Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoically
Adverb
  • Qerim won a lot of respect, including from ESPN staffers, with her knack for calmly reining in Smith and the voluble personalities debating him.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Reigning defensive player of the year Pat Surtain II allowed almost nothing once again on the day and calmly knocked a ball away from Wilson when Fields finally looked his way.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • Time flowed past indifferently above us; hours and days had no meaning.
    Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • In those two decades, Roberts has blithely overseen the near-total dismantling of American democracy and an unprecedented rollback of basic rights.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • As his profile began to grow on Grand Cayman, Santor became known for securing the best tables at restaurants and riding a scooter through island traffic, blithely ignoring suggestions to put on a helmet.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • That’s because research suggests more men casually follow sports than women, experts say.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Her navy cashmere jacket — from a few seasons ago — is casually draped over the back of the sofa.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Throughout the video, the TikToker can be seen looking around nonchalantly as the glowing ride approaches him.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Yet the movie shows no struggle, no introspection, but, rather, a nonchalantly reasonable ability to drop his stash into a garbage can and walk away.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Where rookie pilots panicked in battle, Gabreski functioned like a robot, dispassionately following the instructions laid out in his military flight manuals.
    Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Taking a traditional approach, studying players dispassionately and from a distance, treating them like assets, won’t do.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • They should be lightly browned and smell nutty.
    Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In Liliana’s room, a neon lightning bolt lightly illuminates her bed.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The hostess seemed to accept this quite cheerfully and, in fact, expect the mess.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
  • No Mob boss, cheerfully decreeing that an inconvenient witness be rubbed out, could be more resolute.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Stoically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoically. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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