as in nonchalance
the quality or behavior of a person who accepts what happens without complaining or showing emotion
She endured his criticism with her usual stoicism.
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Recent Examples of stoicism
Cloaking the screen in moody chiaroscuro, Gomes finds mystique in Edward’s stoicism and poetry in Molly’s heartbreak.
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Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Redefining Strength In Leadership Traditional notions of strength in legal leadership emphasize stoicism and an unyielding demeanor.
—Raquel Gomes, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
In what many call the performance of his career, his character’s stoicism begins to unravel in the face of medical burnout, personal guilt and moral ambiguity.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
But even the most sensitive parenting can’t fully insulate boys from the cultural forces that equate masculinity with stoicism, dominance, and economic power—pressures that can shape male identity across class lines, and that can have societal reverberations.
—Joshua Coleman, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
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Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Redefining Strength In Leadership Traditional notions of strength in legal leadership emphasize stoicism and an unyielding demeanor.
—Raquel Gomes, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
In what many call the performance of his career, his character’s stoicism begins to unravel in the face of medical burnout, personal guilt and moral ambiguity.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
But even the most sensitive parenting can’t fully insulate boys from the cultural forces that equate masculinity with stoicism, dominance, and economic power—pressures that can shape male identity across class lines, and that can have societal reverberations.
—Joshua Coleman, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoicism
Noun
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Other works lampoon what poets see as hypocrisy and nonchalance by the warring sides.—
Nalova Akua,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2025
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Her own instrumentation is her iconoclastic blend of classic and contemporary vocabulary oscillating between presentational formality and pedestrian nonchalance.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In an era where Gen-Z rappers seem to have a disregard for album rollouts, Santana wanted to invite fans to be a part of something bigger.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
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This disregard for morale creates disengagement and burnout, which leads to high employee turnover rates.—
Christopher Fairbank,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Only a small percentage of college stars will ever play professionally, and an even tinier number will become wealthy, but the fate of the vast majority of student-athletes is a matter of indifference to the predatory NCAA.—
Guy Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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Danes display a curious indifference toward Greenlanders.—
Morten Høi Jensen,
The Dial,
19 June 2025
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“Stoicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoicism. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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