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Recent Examples of straight-faced
But the rest of the movie is straight-faced, as though its story of two reckless sociopaths vying to destroy the world in their respective modes weren’t appallingly depressing.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for straight-faced
Adjective
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Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos mined a new interesting vein in the actor’s persona some years ago with the bizarre and highly symbolic dramas The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer, which utilized Farrell’s mostly untapped capabilities as a deadpan performer.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Discerning viewers flock to the Greek filmmaker’s parables about family dynamics and power struggles to marinate in his deadpan humor, his aloof and somewhat anthropological look at human behavior, and the sight of Emma Stone inevitably doing something odd.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Bale ran to the corner of the pitch, and, having been an expressionless bystander for much of the evening, shouted in ecstasy.—
Hua Hsu,
The New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2022
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The company poured $10 billion into its Reality Labs division last year, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was criticized last week after posting a selfie that showed an expressionless version of his avatar in front of the Eiffel Tower.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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If your instinct, in other words, is to smooth things over with a bland fabrication, try dropping a tiny truth bomb instead.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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Overall, Delta’s hope is that by scaling up the culinary quality level, the age-old reputation of bland, tasteless airline food will be a thing of the past.—
Rachel Chang,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Lee first presented Xi with a wooden board for the chess game Go.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Bake in preheated oven until golden and a wooden pick inserted 1-inch deep into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The shades, stoic facial expressions and ensembles?—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, as the stoic monster hunter has become increasingly attuned to his own emotions, the distinct difference between the two actors makes even more sense, given Geralt’s slightly more emotive nature in the story’s current timeframe.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Curiously, given that Casey began as a choreographer, the lackluster dance is energetic but inexpressive.—
David Benedict,
Variety,
24 June 2025
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Here again is that inexpressive mode that Enelow identified in film performance, hiding a dark pool beneath; what can’t be acknowledged isn’t just an individual’s pain but the larger suffering that undergirds it.—
Lidija Haas,
Harper's Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Dry the countertops with a clean, dry cloth to prevent water spots.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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Buff the area with a clean, dry cloth to finish.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
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Though deBessonet’s production strips away a lot of the bunting, Ragtime has a stolid and demonstrative core and an educational tone worthy of EPCOT.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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But the drama can be very stolid, borderline dull at times.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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“Straight-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straight-faced. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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