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Recent Examples of even-keeled
Powell has been quite measured and even-keeled in remarks but angered the president for comments in a speech that lower interest rates will likely fuel inflation.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
He’s remained even-keeled, something that’s not easy to do in his profession, and has traits that bring something the players appreciate.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2025
In his 360 review, his team and his colleagues lauded him for being even-keeled, steady, and thoughtful—always cool under pressure.
—Hanna Hart, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Dutcher has adopted Fisher’s personality of staying even-keeled through the season’s inevitable ups and downs, not wanting to pulverize his players mentally by overreacting to losses or poor performances.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Busby and Russell most notably worked together in the 2021 Hallmark Channel movie Chasing Waterfalls, which features Busby as an ambitious nature photographer who falls in love with her gentle and even-keeled nature guide, played by Russell.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Torres is large, soft-spoken and even-keeled.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
His relatives remember him as a gentle and even-keeled child.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Virgos are known for their rational and even-keeled demeanor.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
He’s remained even-keeled, something that’s not easy to do in his profession, and has traits that bring something the players appreciate.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2025
In his 360 review, his team and his colleagues lauded him for being even-keeled, steady, and thoughtful—always cool under pressure.
—Hanna Hart, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Dutcher has adopted Fisher’s personality of staying even-keeled through the season’s inevitable ups and downs, not wanting to pulverize his players mentally by overreacting to losses or poor performances.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Busby and Russell most notably worked together in the 2021 Hallmark Channel movie Chasing Waterfalls, which features Busby as an ambitious nature photographer who falls in love with her gentle and even-keeled nature guide, played by Russell.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Torres is large, soft-spoken and even-keeled.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
His relatives remember him as a gentle and even-keeled child.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Virgos are known for their rational and even-keeled demeanor.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for even-keeled
Adjective
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The menu leans toward fresh, light, and well-balanced flavors, steering clear of the heavy, carb-laden breakfasts found on some business-class flights.—
Scott Campbell,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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The cooked cereal maltiness is well-balanced by the sweetness, creating a full-bodied, smooth, and creamy mouthfeel with a distinct weight.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Well, Piastri faced everything Norris encountered in his fights with Verstappen in 2024 and came out on top and unruffled.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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In a situation that would rattle almost anyone on their first day at a new job, Dr. Mel remains as unruffled as her ponytail braid and still doesn’t have a hair out of place at hour 12 of the shift.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Clouds will hang around most of the evening, and the low will be around 57 along with calm overnight winds.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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While not all people with autism stim, doing so can help release debilitating excess energy and restore a feeling of comfort, calm, and body/mind awareness.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Before the winds picked up, Scheffler was unflappable.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Kilmer made his big-screen debut in the 1984 rock & roll spy spoof Top Secret and landed his breakout role two years later in Top Gun, playing Cruise's unflappable flyboy rival, Iceman.—
Oliver Gettell,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Daniel: Andrew explained that as Bostonian militias start forming in Massachusetts over taxes on tea and other imports, the South remains largely unperturbed. Lawler: New England in that day was a land primarily of trade.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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If the atom is held at absolute zero and is unperturbed (more on that in a moment), this transition will occur at a frequency of exactly 9,192,631,770 hertz.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Sep. 2014
Adjective
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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars are steady at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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It’s been a place that has been steady through all the change our family has been through the past 10 years.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Eliot compares this style to Rory McIlroy lining up a putt to win the Masters: focused, composed, blocking out distractions.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The sets had their ups and downs: some of the improvisations were gorgeous, but the more composed elements felt messy.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Doctor Who newcomer Varada Sethu is well-adjusted to the franchise life.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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Rachel had worried that that year of enemas would scar August forever, psychologically, and the many months of colostomy bags after that, but the boy had grown up well-adjusted, all things considered.—
Camille Bordas,
Harper's Magazine,
2 May 2024
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“Even-keeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/even-keeled. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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