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Adjective
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No actor on TV is making a meal out of language like Tramell Tillman, and no character on TV is being punished for that imperturbable mellifluousness like Severance middle manager Seth Milchick.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025 -
The index took a mere three weeks and a day to fall just over 10% from its peak on Feb. 19 through Thursday’s close, in its way an equal and opposite reaction to the imperturbable rally that had lifted the market to those highs.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The disciplined Organizer is great at giving those ideas form, developing plans, processes and next steps.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Patriots are only five practices deep under Vrabel, McDaniels and new defensive coordinator Terrell Williams, and while things have not always been perfect, this appears to be a more disciplined and well-organized operation than the past three summers.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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There's so much to adore about the colorful gangland comic-book movie, and at the center of it is Warren Beatty as the hard-nosed detective with the radio watch, bright yellow overcoat and unshakable righteousness. 41.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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What sets them apart is quiet strength –humility and unshakable determination.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Even after catcher Hunter Goodman’s one-out single in the fourth, the Red Sox righty was unflappable.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
9 July 2025
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His unflappable persistence to move from one pitch, one start, one year to the next; never satisfied with his best moments nor shaken by his rare failures.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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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
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Instead, Kvitova produced a nerveless performance, finishing off the match with her first ace of the final.—
Danielle Rossingh,
Forbes,
27 June 2021
Adjective
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Sleepaway camp ideally feels like a world unto itself, a secret witchy ritual in the woods, at once wild and self-contained.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 July 2025
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The family that initially felt so shiny and self-contained gives way to individual stories that butt up against one another at skewed angles.—
Book Marks
June 27,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The first song that the Beatles sang was self-composed, in itself a huge change.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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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
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Through the centuries, the watchtowers evolved into self-sufficient villages that grew crops, raised sheep and housed farmers.—
Aileen Weintraub,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 July 2025
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Becoming self-sufficient in every area is surplus to requirements.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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“Self-poised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-poised. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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