as in indifference
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Noun
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Numbness had set in, and with numbness, indifference.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
27 Jan. 2025 -
The rise of Silicon Valley, from indifference to lords of the political universe.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Most of Ukraine’s ravaged cultural sites are like the shelled Reims Cathedral: perhaps not directly targeted, but destroyed with ruthless unconcern.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2022
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Marked by the artist’s apparent unconcern with conventional modeling and draftsmanship and by the velvety smoothness of his brushwork, the paintings exude an aura of quietude and utter perfection unrivaled in the work of his peers.—
Mary Tompkins Lewis,
WSJ,
26 Nov. 2022
Noun
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Standing in the rostrum of the House of Representatives, a gavel in her hand and a look of imperturbable stoicism on her face, Ms. Harris officiated as the two houses of Congress met in joint session to formally count the Electoral College votes for president.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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The control and stoicism came back for the games that mattered most (though the glove did show up a couple more times as a bit of an issue).—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Film commentators seem the least qualified to discuss whether this is genuinely new technology, an art form, or just another CIA psy-op — an excuse for apathy, human performance without accountability.—
Armond White,
National Review,
24 Jan. 2025
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Take your choice: frustration, disappointment, apathy, disdain.—
Katie Woo,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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That composure led to him landing a knee in the third round after a scramble to get off the mat and setting up the ground strikes that finished the fight at the 3:43 mark of Round 3.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Her composure at being able to handle that is beyond the level of a sophomore.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Such reticence was already present during Trump’s first term.—
Peter Schroeder,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Jan. 2025
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This posture may have at least made some political sense in the early days of the war, but Netanyahu soon understood that Biden's reticence to restrain him had the effect of legitimizing blind vengeance as policy.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Stoniness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoniness. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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