stoniness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoniness
Noun
  • Filed in May 2023, the Schuck family’s lawsuit accused jail staff of negligence and deliberate indifference to their son’s medical needs.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • When companies back away from inclusion, audiences interpret it as indifference.
    Kimberly S. Reed, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • But the other pole, blithe unconcern, carries its own dangers.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • How’s that for Swedish stoicism?
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Kashiwada-san’s face is a masterpiece of stoicism.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But some amount of wind and dryness is necessary to keep the burn going.
    Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Lufthansa also commissioned a study conducted by Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, which found the combination of dryness and low pressure also reduces the sensitivity of taste buds for both sweet and salty by 30 percent.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • On the Amazon Prime Video postgame recap of the Lakers-Grizzlies clash, former six-time All-Star power forward Blake Griffin took umbrage with Morant's occasional mid-game bouts with apathy.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Ross better hit a home run on his next hires, adding executives and a head coach who injects hope into the veins of this fan base like Parcells once did, because at this rate Dolphins apathy will become the constant.
    Omar Kelly November 4, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But the most impressive thing for me is just his composure.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • In recent years, he’s trained some of the world’s most accomplished investors, entrepreneurs, special forces veterans, and CEOs in the same practice — how to find clarity and composure amid uncertainty.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Despite Canales’ reticence, there’s little guesswork involved.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, some of Indiana's most pro-Trump lawmakers previously expressed reticence about drawing new maps, though some of the opposition softened in the wake of previous meetings with Vance.
    Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Stoniness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoniness. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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