suavity

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Recent Examples of suavity Cary Grant built a career on smirking suavity; Cate Blanchett has made an art form of falling apart with tragic intensity. Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 If Stone is rage incarnate, RZA, as Hutch’s samurai-sword-wielding brother, is pure Zen suavity. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suavity
Noun
  • Her stage presence, fashion and gracefulness all stood out, said Billy Mitchell, the Apollo's in-house historian.
    Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Ca$ino, which feels like a difficult yet necessary transition out of The Melodic Blue and lacks that album’s easy gracefulness, may not yield an immediate answer.
    Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But his natural gentility is tough to dress down.
    Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
  • But the glory and gentility that had been the Pontchartrain was gone.
    Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Anaheim finished it off with a 5-2 victory in Game 6 on Thursday night, calmly dispatching its more experienced opponents with the poise and potency that this team has shown for long stretches this season.
    Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • The Stars take great pride in their composure, their poise.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • During the reception, Princess Kate shared an emotional moment with Tony Gledhill, a former Metropolitan Police officer who received the George Cross for gallantry in 1966.
    Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In 2020, Magawa received the PDSA Dickin medal for gallantry, which recognizes heroism in animals.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Mira looked at it, then at me, and chose grace.
    Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Swanson was credited with nine assists, including running in on some slow rollers, getting to balls headed up the middle, making some dazzling spin moves and showing grace under pressure to help the Cubs (21-12) win their 14th of 17 games overall and 10th straight home game.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • The charm and detachment, precision and fatigue, hope and disillusionment.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The decor There are lots of ways to bring southern charm to your party.
    Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Washington’s attempt to assert control over the Iran conflict, whether through oil diplomacy or tough talk, has had the opposite effect.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 May 2026
  • It must be done strategically and wisely, using diplomacy and by working with our allies.
    Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Even the most complimentary appraisals of Raphael, which celebrate his multimodal genius—painter, draftsman, architect, poet, surveyor of antiquities—also mention his exquisite social tact and career climbing.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Nevertheless, asking for your money back after a long period requires some tact, etiquette pros say.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026

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“Suavity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suavity. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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