as in impassiveness
a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness
the killer's apparent impassivity as he dispatched his victims
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Noun
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That seems to have been largely true, but the reasons for that philosophy were arguably less noble than the company claimed: seen through another lens, its deliberate oblivion to what its newsrooms were producing looks more like apathy to journalism writ large.—
Megan Greenwell,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025 -
The song topped international charts and broke a decade of Grammy apathy for her with wins for Record of the Year and Best Solo Pop Performance.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Signs and symptoms include a cough that lasts for three weeks or longer, coughing up blood or phlegm, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, chills and night sweats, according to the CDC.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Wet or productive: Most pneumonia coughs produce phlegm (mucus), which can be yellow or green or contain small amounts of blood.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
13 Apr. 2025
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Job market frustrations are also fueling this feeling of detachment.—
Jason Leverant,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Treatments aim to support new nail growth or treat the cause of the nail's detachment.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
7 June 2025
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“Impassivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassivity. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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