stoicism

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Recent Examples of stoicism Hüller was overwhelmed by the praise at the Palais, her trademark stoicism breaking as the crowd saluted her moments of emotional abandon — including a tearjerker of a long-distance phone call and an explosion of rage at her narcissistic patriarch. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 May 2026 Those reservations have been blown up by the bombastic presence of Alcaraz combined with Sinner’s stoicism, a synergy seen in full force at Roland Garros last year. José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026 Finally, Jack's stoicism and apparent resistance to joining Ralph and the rest of the boys also differentiated, since the book details how all of the boys were emotional upon being rescued. Staff Author, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026 When a public person — especially a male athlete presumed to be steeped in a culture that encourages stoicism — opens up about mental health, the initial disclosures are largely lauded as acts of bravery. Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stoicism
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Noun
  • Spain’s talisman was Lamine Yamal, its nineteen-year-old right winger, who plays the game with bleached tips, implausible speed, and nonchalance, but its superego was Rodri, the team’s central midfielder and captain.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • But in the era of dating apps − essentially another form of social media − the nonchalance with which so many approach dating has gotten out of hand.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Trump’s disregard for rules and institutions is the reason his supporters love him, and this film argues that such disregard has disastrous long-term consequences.
    Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • But even taken at face value, many appear upset at the disregard of rest.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • Now my mother and I sometimes talk about Hương; never directly, but with a casualness that, too, seems like a gift.
    Thao Thai, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • Some of those losses stemmed from carelessness, with his supreme confidence occasionally straying into casualness.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • The parents were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in separate trials after prosecutors presented evidence of an unsecured gun at their home and their indifference toward their son's mental health.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Absent communication often leads to assumptions of indifference or disrespect, eroding trust and fostering hostility.
    Alejandro Cárdenas Villa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • Catherine’s story line evokes a feverish what-if scenario in which a survivor musters the requisite recklessness, talent for murder, and wig collection to mete out retribution.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
  • In humans, traits such as neuroticism and recklessness appear to have some evolutionary basis—emerging perhaps to provide our species with sentries who alerted us to threats, and with explorers who led the way to new food sources.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

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“Stoicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoicism. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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