self-poised

Definition of self-poisednext

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Adjective
  • The imperturbable New York rapper is back behind the boards for a lean, mean new album with endless quotables and only one guest.
    Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But the Brits love to check an American’s imperturbable optimism.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Join us for our third CNBC Pro LIVE, where investors of all backgrounds - from financial professionals to everyday individuals - come together to cut through the noise and gain actionable strategies for smarter, more disciplined investing.
    Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 May 2026
  • Calm and disciplined responses often influence how judges and juries evaluate credibility.
    John Quinn, Forbes.com, 12 May 2026
Adjective
  • Love Island had shifted what had previously been an unshakable self-identification and stumbled into comic profundity.
    Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026
  • Jackie Young racks up 3s, dimes and steals with an unshakable cool.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • With favorites falling to the wayside all over the undulating greens at Aronimink Golf Club, the ever-unflappable Scheffler sits atop the leaderboard after the opening day’s golf in Philadelphia.
    Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
  • Eighteen years later, McCarthy is a far more unflappable man.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Adjective
  • His eagerness to get on the ball, even in his own half, the two nerveless penalties, and the blistering finish for his third goal would all suggest not.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • As did the nerveless manner in which the striker — who turns 38 in March — sent goalkeeper Harry Tyrer the wrong way from the spot to clinch another three points.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Credit, then, to Favreau and his co-writers, Dave Filoni and Noah Kloor, who have consciously made The Mandalorian and Grogu more self-contained.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
  • The system is fully self-contained, requiring no smartphone or external computer, reports Techeblog.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • The first song that the Beatles sang was self-composed, in itself a huge change.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
  • In concert, Ochoa mixes traditional and self-composed son cubano numbers with boleros, guarachas and tangos.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
Adjective
  • The new big rig essentially picks up where those two leave off, giving restless travelers a vessel for achieving their most ambitious dream adventures – an off-road RV that's bigger, more capable and more self-sufficient than anything Winnebago offers currently, or has sold previously.
    C.C. Weiss May 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
  • This is one reason why a partner of someone with avoidant attachment may perceive their partner as emotionally unavailable, overly self-sufficient, detached or distant or resistant to commitment.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 May 2026
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“Self-poised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-poised. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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