stoicism
noun
sto·i·cism
ˈstō-ə-ˌsi-zəm 
1
capitalized
: the philosophy of the Stoics
2
: indifference to pleasure or pain : impassiveness
Examples of stoicism in a Sentence
She endured his criticism with her usual stoicism.
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That Midwestern stoicism runs deep in the Vernon men.
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Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
That film’s probing examination of human reaction to a horrific act of violence is present in this study of an ordinary man with extraordinary stoicism and reserves of love.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
And by turning its attention to the unlikely intimacy forged among the male contestants, the show pushes beyond the one-dimensional stoicism that’s common in depictions of men their age.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
The Yankees need to collect 81 outs and win three more games to advance to the World Series and Rodon’s stoicism began things nicely.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
That film’s probing examination of human reaction to a horrific act of violence is present in this study of an ordinary man with extraordinary stoicism and reserves of love.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
And by turning its attention to the unlikely intimacy forged among the male contestants, the show pushes beyond the one-dimensional stoicism that’s common in depictions of men their age.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
The Yankees need to collect 81 outs and win three more games to advance to the World Series and Rodon’s stoicism began things nicely.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Stoicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoicism. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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