as in impassivity
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Noun
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One member of the catering team (performed with heartrending stoicism by Joyce DiDonato) lost her daughter that day, and the inevitable confrontation between the two mothers devolves into cake-throwing farce.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Stories abound of his stoicism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The agency said the company also failed to maintain required safety information for its hazardous equipment and demonstrated plain indifference to employee safety.—
Nicole Valdes,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The doctor delivers this news with the signature indifference of a gynecologist.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Among many Niger Deltans, there’s a mixture of ignorance, nonchalance, and clenched resignation around the industry’s environmental dangers, which take a back seat as folks get on with the business of everyday survival.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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As Hüller approaches her father at the keyboard, her anger manifests as a kind of bored nonchalance.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Wars deserve more than improvisation and insouciance.—
Kenneth Zagacki,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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Bruni and fellow icons like Jane Birkin and Françoise Hardy boast the sort of in-her-face fringe that oozes insouciance, a hallmark of the French aesthetic.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 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
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The house did not have a European or East Coast seriousness, but rather a Californian dimension rooted in casualness, improvisation, and lack of pretension.—
Rem Koolhaas,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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In beach towns or summer destinations, hats and tank tops can be more about comfort than casualness, prompting some to wonder how consistently the rules can be enforced.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Additional charges included negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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The judge said Johnson knowingly left her children in unsafe conditions and accused her of showing disregard for their basic needs.—
Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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And if salt and water start to move, so, too, does the phlegm that has been sitting dehydrated in the lungs of CF patients.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Smelling of rotting grapes, the phlegm is musty and acetone-tinged, like a decanter of red wine forgotten in a dark kitchen corner after a dinner party, left to turn into vinegar.—
Courtney Crowder,
Des Moines Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Stolidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stolidity. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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