as in impassivity
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Noun
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Melliti keeps the shy teenager’s reactions neutral, Fatima’s stoicism a strategy to prevent exposing her inexperience.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026 -
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
Noun
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Young workers have adapted to instability, ambiguity, automation, debt and institutional indifference for years now.—
Jennie Glazer,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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All to the utter indifference of a Hollywood that hadn’t even bothered to hear of him.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Vocals have an offhand nonchalance instead of hogging the spotlight, melodies sneak up on you rather than announce themselves, and the guitars avoid crunchy riffs and overdriven twang in favor of tart rambling and clean supporting chords.—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
19 June 2026
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That exception, however, proves the rule for a Class A festival that wears its nonchalance toward world premieres as a badge of honor.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Hair wound into an easy plait and finished with a designer tie communicates a cheeky insouciance.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
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This turn was frankly difficult to digest in a show that’s otherwise adopted a stance of irreverent insouciance toward other hot topics.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The book’s occasional oases of self-examination are surrounded by dusty expanses of omission and unconcern.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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Whatever the reason, Maxwell’s strength and the shark’s apparent unconcern put one of Maxwell’s friends in danger.—
Donald Millus,
Outdoor Life,
3 July 2025
Noun
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She would have been floored by the casualness that has seeped into society today, from wearing pajamas on flights to sweatpants to dinner.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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Seydoux also approaches her beauty with a quintessentially French casualness.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Beginning with the pilot, there’s also been an appealing restlessness to Kate, a loose physicality and prideful disregard for glamour.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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The investigation, according to the archives, cited several factors as contributing to the tragedy, including Holland’s disregard of procedures, the failure of superiors to take previous action and the inadequate preparation of crew members aboard the doomed plane.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Veeze’s signature rapping voice, which sounds like his vocal cords are coated in phlegm and cough syrup, is increasingly versatile, despite the sometimes half-asleep delivery.—
Matthew Ritchie,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
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In addition, not everyone can produce phlegm easily, including children, the elderly and those weakened by disease.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Stolidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stolidity. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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