as in nonchalance
the quality or behavior of a person who accepts what happens without complaining or showing emotion
She endured his criticism with her usual stoicism.
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Recent Examples of stoicism
From our review: Cloaking the screen in moody chiaroscuro, Gomes finds mystique in Edward’s stoicism and poetry in Molly’s heartbreak.
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The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
In a time when Black men were often boxed into stereotypes of toughness and stoicism, Wally leaned into warmth.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025
Amaechi makes the case that a positive experience of sport can lead to much more than a healthy lifestyle and a sense of community, especially since the notion of emotional stoicism has paralyzed so many young men.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
Bellisario layers subtle notes of empathy, softness and even humor under Harmon’s rigid stoicism.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
In a time when Black men were often boxed into stereotypes of toughness and stoicism, Wally leaned into warmth.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025
Amaechi makes the case that a positive experience of sport can lead to much more than a healthy lifestyle and a sense of community, especially since the notion of emotional stoicism has paralyzed so many young men.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
Bellisario layers subtle notes of empathy, softness and even humor under Harmon’s rigid stoicism.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoicism
Noun
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Violence is also more common than ever on the screens of our laptops and phones, where social media catalogs accidents, bombings and dead children with eerie nonchalance.—
Alexandra Kleeman,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Despite societal nonchalance, tuberculosis today kills up to 1.6 million globally yearly.—
Powel H. Kazanjian,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Agencies may not conduct large-scale reorganizations and reductions in force in blatant disregard of Congress's mandates, and a president may not initiate large-scale executive branch reorganization without partnering with Congress.—
Melissa Quinn
May 23,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
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So who is to blame for this callous disregard of patient’s and her family’s grief?—
Brea Baker,
Refinery29,
22 May 2025
Noun
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There’s a New Spirituality in Pop Music June 7, 1987 As religion and crypto-religion were locked in mortal combat, the AIDS plague was sweeping across gay communities like a firestorm, to the complete indifference of the federal government and their Christian handmaidens.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Watching The Disappearance of Josef Mengele leaves one without any real feeling beyond indifference or deep disgust.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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“Stoicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoicism. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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