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Recent Examples of stoically
Part of the footage showed the president standing up straight, stoically, while a massive laser light show exploded throughout Madison Square Garden.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Martínez watches stoically, especially when Andreeva goes on one of her tirades.
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Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
The two men listened stoically to the verdict and the sentencing.
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CBS News,
28 May 2026
Saxophonist Josh Johnson, bassist Anna Butterss and drummer Jay Bellerose paint in pastels around the periphery of this stoically beautiful riff.
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Dave Segal,
SPIN,
15 May 2026
As the final buzzer sounded, James sat stoically at the end of the bench with his arms crossed close to his chest.
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Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
Horner stood stoically while Judge George Gallagher read the sentence that the jury handed down after less than three hours of deliberation.
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Harriet Ramos
may 5,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 May 2026
The passengers, including me, sat stoically in the dark, tired and numb.
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Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
To his right, where security officers sat stoically, sunlight streamed through the closed blinds.
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Michael Collins,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Martínez watches stoically, especially when Andreeva goes on one of her tirades.
—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
The two men listened stoically to the verdict and the sentencing.
—
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Saxophonist Josh Johnson, bassist Anna Butterss and drummer Jay Bellerose paint in pastels around the periphery of this stoically beautiful riff.
—
Dave Segal,
SPIN,
15 May 2026
As the final buzzer sounded, James sat stoically at the end of the bench with his arms crossed close to his chest.
—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
Horner stood stoically while Judge George Gallagher read the sentence that the jury handed down after less than three hours of deliberation.
—
Harriet Ramos
may 5,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 May 2026
The passengers, including me, sat stoically in the dark, tired and numb.
—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
To his right, where security officers sat stoically, sunlight streamed through the closed blinds.
—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoically
Adverb
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Ryan Mendes passed a ball through an Argentine defender’s legs on the right side of the Argentinian box to Deroy Duarte, who calmly took a touch and then slammed a shot through another defender’s legs and then slid it past Martínez into the net.
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Kessler catches an empty side screen involving Anfernee Simons and calmly plays in drop, backpedals smoothly, slides laterally for a stride, opens his hips and tricks Simons to shoot before swatting it away with his left hand.
Adverb
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But Jen remains utterly unmoved, staring impassively as Whitney, who seems truly blindsided, starts to lose her mind a little bit.
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Whitehill, a former justice on Texas’ Fifth Court of Appeals, at times listened impassively, but on several occasions pushed back at attorneys on both sides.
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His point was that, much like the sun or rain or death, the laws of nature fell indifferently on everyone, regardless of their wealth or status.
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Not the typical tacky amusement park with cigarette-smoking carnies indifferently pulling the levers on rides battered from being hauled from place to place.
Adverb
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To represent so many things to so many people might seem shallow, if not blithely opportunistic.
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Meanwhile, poor Sol is blithely ignoring Jen’s warning that Sincere seemed to switch up on Melanie awfully quick and that Sincere and Melanie are very in sync.
Adverb
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Cybersecurity buyers rarely engage casually.
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In one stunning shot, a dragon surges into battle, casually dragging a toe across the water.
Adverb
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And then, right as Joe’s already prevalent rage is on the precipice of going nuclear, a CGI giraffe nonchalantly strolls past a third-story window in the background.
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Never has a Champions League sealing goal been celebrated so nonchalantly.
Adverb
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The transaction layer may become more dispassionately logical, but the relationship layer still belongs to people.
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Arendt and Lippmann proposed creating spaces where judges and journalists could evaluate evidence dispassionately and reach reliable conclusions about truth.
Adverb
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Once the insides are lightly golden, flip the halves cut-side up for the last two minutes, until the interior is golden and slightly crispy.
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The interview has been lightly condensed and edited for clarity.
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“Stoically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoically. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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