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Recent Examples of dispassionately
The transaction layer may become more dispassionately logical, but the relationship layer still belongs to people.
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Atul Sabharwal,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Arendt and Lippmann proposed creating spaces where judges and journalists could evaluate evidence dispassionately and reach reliable conclusions about truth.
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Jeffrey Rosen,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
In one scene, he is seen dispassionately watching his own films.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
Instead, endeavor to stand back, look at the list dispassionately, and judge which three events honestly were the biggest of the year in your judgment.
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Miami Herald,
26 Dec. 2025
Dwight sets the logs ablaze, watching dispassionately as Dunmire burns to a crisp.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Nov. 2025
Where rookie pilots panicked in battle, Gabreski functioned like a robot, dispassionately following the instructions laid out in his military flight manuals.
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Angus Fletcher,
Big Think,
29 Sep. 2025
Taking a traditional approach, studying players dispassionately and from a distance, treating them like assets, won’t do.
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Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
Atul Sabharwal,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Arendt and Lippmann proposed creating spaces where judges and journalists could evaluate evidence dispassionately and reach reliable conclusions about truth.
—
Jeffrey Rosen,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
In one scene, he is seen dispassionately watching his own films.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
Instead, endeavor to stand back, look at the list dispassionately, and judge which three events honestly were the biggest of the year in your judgment.
—
Miami Herald,
26 Dec. 2025
Dwight sets the logs ablaze, watching dispassionately as Dunmire burns to a crisp.
—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Nov. 2025
Where rookie pilots panicked in battle, Gabreski functioned like a robot, dispassionately following the instructions laid out in his military flight manuals.
—
Angus Fletcher,
Big Think,
29 Sep. 2025
Taking a traditional approach, studying players dispassionately and from a distance, treating them like assets, won’t do.
—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispassionately
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Ryan Mendes passed a ball through an Argentine defender’s legs on the right side of the Argentinian box to Deroy Duarte, who calmly took a touch and then slammed a shot through another defender’s legs and then slid it past Martínez into the net.
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Kessler catches an empty side screen involving Anfernee Simons and calmly plays in drop, backpedals smoothly, slides laterally for a stride, opens his hips and tricks Simons to shoot before swatting it away with his left hand.
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But Jen remains utterly unmoved, staring impassively as Whitney, who seems truly blindsided, starts to lose her mind a little bit.
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Whitehill, a former justice on Texas’ Fifth Court of Appeals, at times listened impassively, but on several occasions pushed back at attorneys on both sides.
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Nimin High-Waisted Trousers This trouser option comes in short lengths and can be worn casually with comfy sneakers for brunch, or dressed up with a blouse for the office.
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The actress arrived at the stadium sporting tight curls and a red tracksuit, while Swift opted for an all-black ensemble, with a red jacket–which showed her support for the Kansas City Chiefs–casually draped over her shoulders.
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His point was that, much like the sun or rain or death, the laws of nature fell indifferently on everyone, regardless of their wealth or status.
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Not the typical tacky amusement park with cigarette-smoking carnies indifferently pulling the levers on rides battered from being hauled from place to place.
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Part of the footage showed the president standing up straight, stoically, while a massive laser light show exploded throughout Madison Square Garden.
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Martínez watches stoically, especially when Andreeva goes on one of her tirades.
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First, lightly rub chalk and spread chalk dust around the area to loosen the grease.
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Take two mint crowns, lightly bruise them with your fingers, and stick them against the inside close to the straw.
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And then, right as Joe’s already prevalent rage is on the precipice of going nuclear, a CGI giraffe nonchalantly strolls past a third-story window in the background.
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Never has a Champions League sealing goal been celebrated so nonchalantly.
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To represent so many things to so many people might seem shallow, if not blithely opportunistic.
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Meanwhile, poor Sol is blithely ignoring Jen’s warning that Sincere seemed to switch up on Melanie awfully quick and that Sincere and Melanie are very in sync.
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“Dispassionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispassionately. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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