laid-backness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laid-backness
Noun
  • Colum’s smug assurance that the wedding will happen soon is rocked when Ned shows up with news of the Grants’ suspicions about the raid.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Every watch is protected by a 2-year warranty—an uncommon assurance in a market often marked by uncertainty.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Disability and sensory-friendly designs support fine motor skills, social-emotional growth and self-confidence.
    Kendra Davenport, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Roughly 71 percent of women reported that the term negatively affects self-confidence during pregnancy.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The English song is inspired by ‘90s boom bap hip-hop, exuding the singer’s self-assurance, autonomy, and fearless nature.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Confidence emerged as a central theme, with red lipstick symbolizing power and self-assurance, and the tradition of affirming one another to reinforce resilience.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Our lives are a tenuous balance between living in the world—embracing it—and living in fear of its lethality and indifference.
    Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Many of the deaths were preventable and due to a combination of staff incompetence and cruel indifference.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Same goes if it’s accompanied by other new-to-you symptoms—like numbness, weakness, tingling, fever, weight loss, or issues with bowel or bladder function, all of which can point to conditions that require medical care.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 12 Sep. 2025
  • There’s still quite a bit of numbness in my foot and my thigh as well.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • McCarthy displayed poise and moxie despite throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown earlier in the game.
    DJ Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • That poise stretches beyond the course.
    Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Girls in particular report drops in confidence, disrupted sleep, and heavier struggles with mental health.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • And with consecutive 100-plus yard performances from two different wideouts, Albin’s confidence in the offense continues to grow.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Racial issues are central to the novel, making Opal’s onstage self-assuredness a feast for her fans, lighter fluid to her haters.
    Lauren Morrow September 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Though Tuck said she’s seen Meziane find more self-assuredness over the course of his first season, that growth has yet to truly show in the biggest moments on the court.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Laid-backness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid-backness. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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