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
  • Their nonchalance about potential Social Security cuts further indicates reduced reliance on such benefits.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a Moon alert, which lightens the feelings of all your social exchanges and encourages a carefree nonchalance to everything.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • At times, colleagues seem to talk at my brain disembodied, with complete disregard for my physical being sitting in front of them.
    Jessica Rosenblum, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026
  • How much of today’s societal collapse and atomization can be attributed to the blatant disregard for shame by what Foxworth called optimization culture?
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The painting’s joyful casualness belies its subject matter, clues to which can be found in the coyote on one of the men’s shirts and in the work’s title, Uncle’s Crossing (2022).
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • For most, though, the dress is business casual, matching the growing casualness of their behavior in the box over the course of long sessions.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The reason most teams stop there is not indifference as much as compromise.
    Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Activists fused mourning and militance, fighting against indifference to the lives of gay men and, later, people of color and intravenous drug users.
    Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But Musk, for the most part, succeeded in hushing up the lawsuits, the federal investigations, and the fatal crashes, which were evidence of a recklessness that should have given the whole world pause.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Richard Yakel, 57, is charged with battery by means of a deadly weapon, criminal recklessness committed with a deadly weapon, resisting law enforcement, and four misdemeanors.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Stoicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoicism. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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