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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straight-faced
Adjective
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From her sarcasm to her intense, mysterious nature, April’s smoldering passion is something only a Scorpio could understand — deep, hidden beneath a cool, deadpan exterior.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025 -
From Tom Haverford’s next-level entrepreneurial schemes to April Ludgate’s deadpan sarcasm, each character brings something relatable, ridiculous and a little too real.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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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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Is paradise a bland suburbia with a quaint downtown selling specialty ice cream to be eaten under a nearby gazebo?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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The tone is all over the place, whipping back and forth between end-of-the-world seriousness and bland comedy.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Romans established Londinium just north of the river’s marshy valley after invading Britain in 43 C.E. Colossal wooden quays stood on the ancient settlement’s riverbank.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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The efforts begin at the paperless check-in, where guests are given environmentally smart wooden keys instead of plastic keys.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And finally… Win as a team, lose as a team, or so the saying goes, but stoic camaraderie is asking a lot of Real Valladolid.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Both fascinating and infuriating, Henry Fonda for President, by Austrian filmmaker Alexander Horwath, examines the dark-browed, blue-eyed stoic Hollywood actor Henry Fonda as more politically significant than his infamously radical daughter, Jane.—
Armond White,
National Review,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The characters’ inexpressive faces are closer to Noh theater than to the Globe.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The natural sugars in dry fruits may ferment in the gut, leading to gas and discomfort.—
Faye Remedios,
Glamour,
9 Apr. 2025
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Gentle moisturizers: Your skin might feel dry, tight, and flaky, especially when the rash starts to scab.—
Alisa Hrustic,
SELF,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Left wing-progressives, once skeptical of the status quo, have become stolid guardians of institutions, while right-wing conservatives – once champions of prudence – are tearing down fences.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Chris is young and eager to impress; Duncan, who’s being reluctantly put out to pasture after this last mission, is jokey and irreverent (not a stretch for Harrelson); and Dave is ultra-serious, conveying authority through his stolid demeanor.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Straight-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straight-faced. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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